Author: Alan Mitchell
See also: “Oregon Field Guide – Coastal Tsunami” Season 8, Episode 4.
Gable had big visions for the tiny village of Port Orford, which had a population of just 300 at the time. Gable envisioned a connection with the Gold…
Just three months after Gable (now mayor of Port Orford) dedicated the harbor in a splendid ceremony before dignitaries from all over the state, the massive new Trans-Pacific…
These photos were taken by Alan Mitchell during the construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 1968: As early as 1873, the USACE began developing…
On the night of March 9, 1936, Coast Guardsmen from the Port Orford Lifeboat Station rescued the crew of the steamship Phyllis. Read more about the the wreck of…
Tambaugh was no stranger to shipwrecks, nor to the section of the coast where the Chanslor was now aground. He had been radio operator on the Sinaloa when…
At present, our own steamers are carrying all of the logs shipped out of Port Orford by the four companies operating there. We have put extra strong winches…