 The official European-American settlement of the city of the same name took place on April 24, 1851.American Indian tribes located in what is now Jefferson County in the mid-19th century included the Chimakum (or Chemakum), Hoh (a group of the Quileute), Klallam (or Clallam), Quinault, and Twana (the Kilcid band — Anglicized as "Quilcene").Port Townsend is called the "City of Dreams" because of the early speculation that the city would be the largest harbor on the west coast of the United States.