New Jersey, in 1813. In 1843 he settled in Illinois and in 1848 was elected state senator from Edgar County. In 1849 he started for California and engaged in the sea trade. In 1851 he commanded the steamer Sea Gull, one of the first in the San Francisco-Columbia River trade. He lost the steamer at Humboldt Bay on January 22, 1852, but saved the lives of all on board and was given a gold watch for heroisın. Captain Tichenor founded the town of Port Orford, Oregon, in 1851, and brought his family there in May, 1852. For history of the first attempts at settlement, see under BATTLE Rock. He gave up sea life in 1868 and settled down at his home in Port Orford. He died in San Francisco July 28, 1887, and was buried in the family cemetery at Port Orford. He was a public spirited and highly respected citizen of southwest Oregon.
TIDBITS MOUNTAIN, Linn County. This mountain is an important triangulation station and lookout north of Blue River. It received its name because the top is shattered into fingers or tidbits. Tipe CREEK, Columbia County. The name Tide Creek as applied to a stream in the east part of Columbia County is very old and doubtless resulted from the fact that there were manifestations of small tides in the creek. Tidecreek post office was established near the lower reaches of this stream on November 29, 1902, with Fred A. Bucher first and only postmaster. Mr. Bucher was apparently not able to develop a heavy postal business as the office was closed to Goble on June 24, 1903.
TIDEWATER, Lincoln County. Tidewater is east of Waldport, and received its name because it is near the head of tide on Alsea River.
TIERNAN, Lane County. The post office at Tiernan was established about 1919. It was named for R. Tiernan of San Francisco who at the time was leasing a sawmill in the neighborhood. Tigard, Washington County. Tigard was named for Wilson M. Tigard, who came from Arkansas to Oregon in 1852 and took up a donation land claim near the present site of the town. The community first bore the name of Tigardville and was situated about a half a mile west of the railroad station at Tigard. The village of Tigardville existed many years before the development at the railroad station.
TILLAMOOK, Tillamook County. For the origin of this name, see under TILLAMOOK COUNTY. The locality of the town of Tillamook was, in early days, called Lincoln, Hoquarton, the Landing and Tillamook Landing. The word Tillamook by itself generally meant the county. Hoquarton was an Indian word, the meaning of which is unknown to the compiler. This word, now spelled Hoquarten, is applied to a slough at Tillamook. Even though the place was called by other names, a post office named Tillamook was established March 12, 1866, with George W. Miller first postmaster. Stories to the effect that the office could not be named Lincoln because of another Oregon office with that name are wrong, because the Lincoln office in Polk County was not established until more than a year later, on May 31, 1867. It is possible that at some later date an effort was made to change the name of Tillamook to Lincoln but the existence of the Polk County office may have put a stop to the proposal. The Tillamook airbase for dirigibles was put in commission December 1, 1942, with the name U. S. Naval Air Station, Tillamook, Oregon.
TILLAMOOK COUNTY. Tillamook was the name of a large tribe of Salish Indians, whose habitat was near and south of Tillamook Head.
