The first Port Orchard in Kitsap is actually the strait of water separating mainland Kitsap from Bainbridge Island, named so by British Capt. George Vancouver after Harry Masterman Orchard, his ship's clerk. Thus, when William Renton built in 1854 only the second mill in Kitsap, its name was "Port Orchard" -- where present day Manette (more accurately Enetai) is now. A bustling town grew up around a mill capable of cutting 20,000 feet of lumber per day, until it burned down in 1867. There was actually a competition between Charleston (in West Bremerton) and Sidney to become Port Orchard. Sidney won out in 1903, so it, and the nearby strait, still hold the name.