In October of 1912, as the steamship Northland was traveling northward along the west coast of the U.S. from California to Oregon, an 8-pound baby was born to passenger Mrs. Daniel Boone Conover.
The baby boy was named Orford Northland Conover.
The second cognomen given him indicates that he was born on the Northland while the first means that his birth took place off Orford reef.
Orford Reef is located off Cape Blanco, which is on the southern coast of Oregon.
Sources:
- “Babe One Day Old as Steamer Docks.” San Fransisco Chronicle 19 Oct. 1912: 1.
- Orford Reef – Wikipedia