Editing Winston, Oregon (section)

== History ==
In 1920, [[Oregon Route 99]] was completed, directly linking Winston with the nearby community of [[Dillard, Oregon|Dillard]], which had previously been separated by the [[Umpqua River]].

In 1953, the city was incorporated under the name "Coos Junction". The first City Recorder (Gene Geyer) was employed. The following year, Paul Bender was appointed as the mayor of Coos Junction. In 1955, a new City Charter was approved, and the town was officially renamed to Winston.

The [[Wildlife Safari]] was opened in 1972. In 1986, a bronze statue was placed at the triangular junction in the center of town, in remembrance of Khayam, a cheetah from the safari who died of kidney failure.