The Port Orford post office was established in 1855 and is recognized as one of the earliest Oregon post offices as recorded by the Oregon Historical Quarterly.
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![Post Office - Niemans Insurance - Seaside Cafe - Hwy 101 - c1955](https://blog.portorfordhistoricalphotos.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Post-Office-Niemans-Insurance-Seaside-Cafe-Hwy-101-c1955-1024x622.jpg)
!["Earliest Oregon Postoffices as Recorded at Washington"
Excerpt from Oregon Historical Quarterly](https://blog.portorfordhistoricalphotos.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Oregon-Historical-Quarterly-Vol.-41-No.-1-Mar.-1940.png)
Excerpt from Oregon Historical Quarterly Vol. 41, No. 1 (Mar., 1940)
![Niemans Insurance - Post Office - Hwy 101 - c1960-0704](https://blog.portorfordhistoricalphotos.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Niemans-Insurance-Post-Office-Hwy-101-c1960-0704-1024x587.jpg)
This fascinating early Port Orford postmark was in use shortly after the Post Office was established.
![Early Port Orford Postmark, circa 1857](https://blog.portorfordhistoricalphotos.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/178087.jpg)
In 1878 there were three post offices in the county, at Port Orford, Ellensburg (now Gold Beach), and Chetco. In 1898 we have thirteen, as follows: Langlois, Hare, Eckley, Denmark, Port Orford, Ophir, Wedderburn, Gold Beach, Illahe, Irma, Ferry, Harbor, and Chetco. [1878-1898 Two Decades in Curry, by J. H. Upton]
![Port Orford Post Office in the present day. Photo by Cosmos Mariner.](https://blog.portorfordhistoricalphotos.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Port-Orford-Post-Office-1024x579.png)
![](https://blog.portorfordhistoricalphotos.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Port-Orford-Post-Office-Jan-1962-1024x497.png)
We are currently researching when the Post Office first moved from its initial location on HWY 101 to it’s present day location on 7th and Jackson. If you know, we’d love to hear from you!
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