Garibaldi, Oregon | |
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City | |
Garibaldi and Tillamook Bay
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Motto: "Oregon's Authentic Fishing Village" | |
Location in Oregon |
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Coordinates: 45°33′37″N 123°54′41″W / 45.56028°N 123.91139°WCoordinates: 45°33′37″N 123°54′41″W / 45.56028°N 123.91139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Tillamook |
Incorporated | 1946 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Suzanne McCarthy |
Area | |
• Total | 1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2) |
• Land | 0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2) |
• Water | 0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2) |
Elevation | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 779 |
• Estimate (2012) | 774 |
• Density | 786.9/sq mi (303.8/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 97118 |
Area code(s) | 503 |
FIPS code | 41-28000 |
GNIS feature ID | 1121062 |
Website | www.ci.garibaldi.or.us |
Garibaldi /ˌɡærᵻˈbɔːldi/ is a city in Tillamook County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 779 at the 2010 census.
Daniel Bayley was the first significant property owner on this part of Tillamook Bay, having first settled here after the Civil War. Bayley built a hotel and general store on what is now known as Bay Lane. In 1867, Bayley subdivided the Bayley Park Addition and was officially granted title to the property May 15, 1869 by President Ulysses S. Grant. In 1870, he was appointed by President Grant as the area’s first postmaster, and given the duty of naming the postmark. This same year, Giuseppe Garibaldi helped unify Italy after a military career devoted to establishing democracy around the world and Bayley felt so inclined to name the post office after his hero.
Garibaldi's first school (Hobson School) was built in 1896. In 1907 the school was moved close to where it now stands between Cypress and Driftwood under the big "G". In 1926, the new high school opened so Garibaldi students no longer had to attend secondary school in Bay City. In 1954, north Tillamook County high schools were consolidated as Neah-Kah-Nie High School north of Rockaway Beach. Garibaldi High School became a grade school.
The Whitney mill was opened in 1921. The tall smoke stack, today all that remains, was constructed by the Hammond Company in 1927–28.