The Port of Toledo is the

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for

Toledo Toledo most commonly refers to: * Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain * Province of Toledo, Spain * Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States Toledo may also refer to: Places Belize * Toledo District * Toledo Settlement Bolivia * Toledo, Or ...

, in the

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. Its headquarters are inland from the

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on Depot Slough, near the

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. The port was founded in 1910 after the passing of a new state law, at a time when many U.S. port authorities were founded. The port provides commercial moorages, ship repair facilities, and industrial space. Recreational facilities include recreational moorage, launch facilities, and a non-motorized paddle park and launch area that is used by kayakers, canoeists and bird watchers. The port sponsors an annual wooden boat show on the third weekend in August. The port's only shipyard was shut down in November 2008 after its private owner abandoned the operation. In June 2010, the port was planning to purchase that shipyard, in hopes of capturing the ship maintenance business of the

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(NOAA) homeport in

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, which is downriver from Toledo.

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External links

''The Port of Toledo, Oregon: 1910-2010''
by James H. Hitchman
''History: Port of Toledo''
by Elmer R. Price Toledo, Port of Toledo, Port of Oregon Coast Transportation in Lincoln County, Oregon 1910 establishments in Oregon {{Oregon-transport-stub