City of Port Orchard

 
Date Visited:   Sunday, October 14, 2001
City Visited #:   114
County:   Kitsap
Visited With:   Sister
City Name History:   Inlet was named on May 24, 1792 by Vancouver in honor of H.M. Orchard, clerk of the Discovery, who discovered that a supposed cove (Rich Passage) was actually an extensive inlet. The town was platted as Sidney by developer Sidney Stephens, but in 1903, at the request of residents, the state legislature renamed it and shortly afterward made it the county seat.
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