
First Mayor of Port Orford.
- 1886 — Born in Philadelphia.
- 1933 — Moved to Port Orford.
→ Purchased the bankrupt Inman Mine (see Camp Gable); opened a sawmill and developed The Hamlet where he lived until his death in 1941. - 1935 — Incorporated Port Orford and became first mayor.
→ City Charter, January 1936
→ Dock and Jetty Proposal.
→ Minutes from first City Council Meeting. - 1934-1939 — Jetty Construction.
→ After purchasing the harbor, Graveyard Point was dynamited to create new jetty (a decision with major repercussions still to this day). - 1937-1941 — Proposed the Gold Coast Railroad Proposal to connect Port Orford with the main Southern Pacific Line in an effort to improve transportation to the remote region.
→ Conceived the State of Jefferson in response to the refusal of the railroad proposal. - Died on December 2 1941, a few days before he was to be declared governor of the State of Jefferson and 5 days before WWII.
More Photos at Gilbert E. Gable Era — 1935-1940
Watch The State Of Jefferson (start at 13:03 for Gilbert Gable)
Read more at Recollection by Leon White on being Mayor of Port Orford
Google: “Gilbert Gable”