Port Orford in Curry County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
Battle Rock City Park
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2021
1. Battle Rock City Park Marker
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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 escaped 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 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 escaped 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.
Location. 42° 44.592′ N, 124° 29.571′ W. Marker is in Port Orford, Oregon, in Curry County. Marker is at the intersection of Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) and Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on Oregon Coast Highway. Touch for map
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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 520 Jefferson Street, Port Orford OR 97465, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2021
2. Battle Rock City Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
