Fort Orford
Fort Orford (1851-1856) - Established 14 Sep 1851 by 2nd Lt. P. T. Wyman and a detachment of Company I, 1st U.S. Artillery from Astoria, Oregon pursuant to Order #15, Division of the Pacific dated 19 Aug 1851. The fort was named after the town of Port Orford. The post was abandoned 22 Aug 1856 pursuant to Order #19, Department of the Pacific, dated 22 Aug 1856. (see also Fort Point)
History of Fort Orford
After the initial siting by Lt. Wyman, the fort was constructed with local cedar logs and lumber. Fixtures and fittings were shipped in from San Francisco. Initially 14 buildings were constructed. A blockhouse and wall were erected later during the Rogue River Indian War.
In September of 1856 much of the fort was dismantled and shipped for use at Fort Umpqua (2). The remnants of the fort were destroyed in a fire that consumed most of Port Orford on 10 Oct 1868.
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Location: A few hundred feet northeast of the civilian Port Orford in Curry County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.743404 Long: -124.498851 |
Sources:
- Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
- Masterson, Patrick, Port Orford, A History, BookPartners, Inc., Wilsonville, Oregon, 1994, ISBN 1-885221-08-8, pages 87-90
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