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Port Orford (Tolowa: tr’ee-ghi~’- ’an’ [5]) 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."
Curry County is the southwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Oregon located on the South Coast.As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,446. [1] The county seat is Gold Beach. [2]
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Sunken grade south of Port Orford brings slowdown A "sunken grade" in U.S. Highway 101 is closing traffic roughly 12 miles south of Port Orford, according to TripCheck. This story will be updated ...
Established by George W. Soranson in 1926, the News has been credited with promoting the development of Port Orford. [2] In 2005, Matt Hall, co-owner and editor of the News, went to New Orleans to help with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. [3] Portland-based Beacon Communication bought the News in 2006 from the Halls, who had owned it since ...
This list of museums in Oregon encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The newspaper was founded in 1914 by E. M. Bogardus [2] as the Gold Beach Reporter. [3] The Gold Beach paper was sold in 1917 to A. E. Guyton and John A. Juza, [4] with Juza assuming complete ownership in 1922 and W.E. Hassler becoming editor.
Oregon Route 251 is an Oregon state highway running from Port Orford Heads State Park to Port Orford. OR 251 is known as the Port Orford Highway No. 251 (see Oregon highways and routes ). It is 0.76 miles (1.22 km) long and runs east–west, entirely within Curry County and mostly within the Port Orford city limits.