2. Ord's Diary In Curry County, Ore., 1856

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Ord's Diary In Curry County, Ore., 1856

Ord's Diary in Curry County, Ore., 1856

Gen. Edward O.C. Ord's account of his short time i Curry County during the Indian wars; diary photocopied of original by Louis L. Knapp of Langlois

note: California Place Names by Erwin G. Gudde, Berkeley, 1960: Fort Ord (Monterey) in 1933 War Department named the military reservation Camp Ord in memory of Gen. Edward O.C. Ord

Ord Mountains (San Bernardino) named after the "Ord Group", a number of claims located here by Sandie Lochery about 1876.  the mines named for Gen. Ord, under whom the prospector may have served.

Location
979.521 O73 1970
Source Reference
Library
Accession Number
LIB 2015.21