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Battle Rock City Park
Battle Rock City Park
Battle Rock City Park has been dedicated in memory of the
ancient people (Dene Tsut Dah) and the pioneer founders
of Port Orford, Oregon.
In 1850, the U.S. Congress passed the Oregon donation Land Act.
This act allowd 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 conflick 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.
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