Port Orford -- Almost as old

Port Orford is the oldest platted townsite on the Oregon Coast. It beats out Astoria, which is technically on the Columbia River rather than the coast. Port Orford may also be the furthest west.

In the middle of Port Orford is the Battle Rock wayside, which consists essentially of a parking lot looking out at Battle Rock. Here, the first settlers held out against attacks from local Indians, who were understandably unimpressed with the prospect of whites taking up residence in the area. In the end, the whites won.