Oregon’s 1940s hipsters:

COTTAGE GROVE — What started as a small Civilian Public Service (CPS) camp in 1945’s Waldport, Oregon, emerged into what became the Beat Movement of the early 1960s. These conscientious objectors from World War II became some of the key members to produce art and poetry that helped revolutionize the nation.
Steve McQuiddy, historian and local author, wrote about this camp and its workers in his new book “Here On the Edge,” which he presented…