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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 [2] 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. Demografia. Segundo o censo norte-americano de 2010, a sua população era de 1133 habitantes. [ 1] Geografia.
City of Port Orford. Port Orford claims to be the oldest town site on the Oregon coast, dating to 1851. The Qua-toh-mah band of Athabascan -speaking Tututni people were the original inhabitants of the area. In 1851, Captain William Tichenor, believing the site could become a thriving seaport, brought a small party of would-be settlers and then ...
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.
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.
Port Orford’s name owes to its proximity to Cape Blanco, which Captain George Vancouver—when sailing past in 1792—called Cape Orford in honor of his friend, the Earl of Orford. Port Orford was officially incorporated as a city in 1935. Click for more information about our fascinating history...
