Oregon South Coast · OR
Port Orford
The westernmost town in the Lower 48.
- Population
- 1,146 (2020 census)
- Settled
- 1851
- Incorporated
- 1911
Then
- Before 1851
The Tututni people live on this coast.
- 1851
Captain William Tichenor lands nine men here in June. The Army builds Fort Orford that September.
- 1911
Port Orford incorporates.
Now
Port Orford is the westernmost incorporated place in the 48 contiguous states, wedged between the ocean and the Siskiyou National Forest.