The Oregon Statesman published this article the day after McCall signed the Beach Bill.
This Oregon Historical Society "Oregon History Project" webpage describes the Beach Bill and a related photograph.
On July 21, 2002, Oregon celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Beach Bill. Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury delivered this keynote address at a celebration in the coastal town of Lincoln City.
A history of public use of beaches in Oregon from the NOAA Coastal Services Center website.
The Oregon Coastal Atlas website provides detailed information about access points for Oregon beaches.
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This lifesize portrait of McCall, painted by Henk Pander in 1982, was commissioned by the State of Oregon. It is displayed
with portraits of other former Oregon governors in the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. The scene portrays McCall's highly
publicized tour of the Oregon coast on May 13, 1967, when he and a team of surveyors and scientists traveled in two helicopters,
touching down on beaches along the coast to demonstrate the threat posed to the public's longstanding free access to the state's
coastline. Media coverage of the event prompted a huge outcry from the public over the legislature's refusal to approve HB
1601, and within two months, McCall was able to sign the the bill into law. (81"x 72-1/2")
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