Port Orford

Port Orford

      city, Curry county, southwestern Oregon, U.S., on the Pacific Coast. The coastal area was sighted in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver (Vancouver, George), the English navigator, who named it in honour of the earl of Orford. Established by gold prospectors in 1851, it was the first American town site on the Pacific Coast of Oregon. The community developed as a shipping point for the region's cedar trees. Its economy continues to centre on the shipment of lumber. The author Jack London (London, Jack) supposedly wrote part of The Valley of the Moon while staying at the city's Knapp Hotel. The Hughes House (1898) is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The headquarters of Cape Blanco, the U.S. Coast Guard's long range navigation (loran) station—site of its oldest and tallest lighthouse—is 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Port Orford. Recreation facilities include Humbug Mountain State Park, Siskiyou National Forest, Battle Rock Park (site of a battle between would-be settlers and Native Americans), and Garrison Lake. Inc. 1939. Pop. (1990) 1,025; (2000) 1,153.

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