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 Battle Rock City Park - Port Orford, OR Posted by:  silverquill
N 42° 44.589 W 124° 29.568
10T E 377817 N 4733373
The beach side park in the town of Port Orford, Oregon, commemorates the early history of this area at the famed Battle Rock. There is an excellent visitor's center here and one of the most spectacular views on the southern Oregon Coast.
Waymark Code: WM2GJ3
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2007
Views: 83
BATTLE ROCK - PORT ORFORD, OREGON
Battle Rock City Park has been dedicated in memory of the ancient people (Dene Tsut Dah) and the pioneer founders of this townsite. In 1850, the U.S. Congress passed the Oregon Donation Land Act. This act allowed white settlers to file claims on Indian land in western Oregon although no Indian nation had signed a single treaty. Capt. William Tichenor of the Steamship Sea Gull landed nine men on June 9, 1851, for the purpose of establishing a white settlement. This resulted in deadly conflict between the two cultures. For two weeks the nine were besieged on the island now called Battle Rock. Under cover of darkness, the party escapted north to Umpqua City. In July, Capt. Tichenor again arrived with a well-armed party of seventy men and established the settlement now called Port Orford. Later, Tichenor became a permanent resident after his retirement from the sea.
BATTLE ROCK CITY PARK - PORT ORFORD, OREGON
Name: Battle Rock City Park
Street Location: Route 101
Local Municipality: Port Orford
State/Province, etc.: OR
Country: United States
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: The siege of Battle Rock
Picnic Facilities: Tables
Recreational Facilities:
Visitor's Center
Monuments/Statues: Battle Rock, Wreck of the Cottoneva
Date Established: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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