Frankport, Oregon

Frankport, also called Frankfort,[2] is a ghost town in Curry County, Oregon. The town was centered on Frankport Beach, located in what is now Sisters Rocks State Park.[3] Also part of Frankport was an island off the coast that was home to a shipping dock.[2] The island, one of the three Sisters Rocks,[4] was connected to the mainland by a bridge with a wooden railway.[2]

Frankport

Frankfort
Ghost town
Frankport
Frankport
Coordinates: 42.5928873°N 124.4012147°W / 42.5928873; -124.4012147[1]
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCurry
Founded1850s
Abandoned1905
Named forS.H. Frank Tannery
Elevation69 ft (21 m)
Lowest elevation0 ft (0 m)
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Code
97465
Area codes541 and 458
License plateOregon

Etymology

Frankport was named after the S.H. Frank Tannery in Redwood City, California, where it would ship Notholithocarpus densiflorus bark to.[5]

History

Frankport was founded in the 1850s by gold prospectors from California.[6][7] The town's shipping dock closed in 1905.[5] All that remains of Frankport today is metal debris scattered throughout Frankport Beach.[3][8]

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Frankport". Geographic Names Information System. USGS. 22 May 1986. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. "Oregon Secretary of State: Port Orford to California Line". Oregon Secretary of State. Oregon. 1940. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. Sullivan, William (30 June 2009). "Secret sea cave". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. "Sisters Rocks State Park, Oregon". The American Southwest. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  5. Sparks, John (13 July 2018). "Sisters Rocks Hike - Hiking in Portland, Oregon and Washington". Oregon Hikers. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. MJ, Gilles (15 July 2013). "A Day Trip To Sisters Rocks/Frankport Harbor". And Drink Plenty of It. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  7. LeBlanc, Denis. "Sisters Rock State Park". Outdoor Project. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  8. Prapoch, Keng (5 May 2017). "Never heard of Sisters Rock State Park in Oregon? Neither did we". David and Keng on the Road. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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