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Port Orford (Tolowa: tr’ee-ghi~’- ’an’ ) is a city in Curry County on the southern coast of Oregon, United States. The population was 1,133 at the 2010 census. The city takes its name from George Vancouver's original name for nearby Cape Blanco, which he named for George, Earl of Orford, "a much-respected friend."
- Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, known as Port Orford cedar or...
- Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana
Port Orford é uma cidade localizada no estado norte-americano de Oregon, no Condado de Curry. Fica cerca de 8 km a sul do Cabo Blanco, o ponto mais ocidental do Oregon.
Port Orford, sixty miles north of the California state line, was the first county seat of Curry County when it separated from Coos County in 1855. After statehood in 1859, the seat was moved to Ellensburg (later named Gold Beach ).
1 de jun. de 2002 · Port Orford. Harbour of Port Orford, Oregon. Port Orford, city, Curry county, southwestern Oregon, U.S., on the Pacific Coast. The coastal area was sighted in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver, the English navigator, who named it in honour of the earl of Orford.
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About Port Orford The oldest, westernmost town site on the Oregon coast. “Imagine the shabby picturesque waterfront of an outer Maine island fused onto the topographic drama of Big Sur: that’s Port Orford.
History. Before the arrival of Euro-American settlers, the site of Port Orford was inhabited by the Native American Qua-to-mah tribe of the Tututni peoples.
