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Cruel and Quirky History Tidbits of Port Orford, South Oregon Coast

Reedsport to Brookings, places to stay; winter deals Initial contact with this part of the southern Oregon coast was quite peaceful, made in 1792 by George Vancouver. However, by the 1850s the U.S. had a bad case of the Manifest Destiny and a wrathful lust for land and gold. Any treaties with local tribes were routinely disregarded, and things came to a head quickly in proto-Port Orford when Captain William Tichenor arrived with nine men in a steamship in 1851. The problem was they showed up w...
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