Clatsop County, Oregon (OR), United States, North America
Latitude
46°11'N
Longitude
123°49'W
Astoria
, city (1990 pop. 10,069), Clatsop co., NW
Oregon, 70 mi/113 km NW of Portland on the
Columbia R. estuary, and 5 mi/8 km E of the
Pacific Ocean; 46°11'N 123°49'W. Elev.
19 ft/6 m. On peninsula (Smith Point) at NE
side of Youngs Bay, which receives Youngs R. from the SE and Lewis and
Clark R. from the S. Warrenton is at W side of the bay. A port of
entry, Astoria is the trading center for the lower Columbia basin. The
city's traditional industries (fishing, fish processing, and
lumbering) have declined since the 1970s. Tourism and light mfg. are
the principal economic activities. Astoria Bridge,
4 mi/6.4 km long, crosses the Columbia R. N to
Point Ellice, Wash. Bridge and causeway,
2 mi/3.2 km long, cross Youngs Bay to the SW.
Astoria Airport across bay. The Lewis and Clark expedition spent the
winter of 1805-1806 at a nearby encampment, Fort Clatsop (to the SW;
rebuilt in 1955 and now called Fort Clatsop Natl. Memorial). Fort
Astoria, a fur-trading post est. 1811 by John Jacob Astor's Pacific
Fur Co., was the first permanent U.S. settlement on the Pacific coast.
Although the post was sold to the British in 1813, its vigorous
activities helped to establish Amer. claims to the Oregon country and
contributed much to the exploration of the continent. Fort Astoria was
formally restored to the U.S. in 1818, but trade remained in Br. hands
until the mid-1840s, when Amer. pioneers followed the Oregon Trail to
the fort. In the late 18th cent., Astoria grew as a coastal and river
port, later attracting Scandinavian settlers whose descendants make up
most of its present-day pop. Points of interest include: the Astoria
Column (125 ft/38 m high), built in 1926 with
a pictorial frieze depicting the region's early history; the Columbia
R. Maritime Mus.; and the Uppertown Firefighters Mus. Fish hatcheries
to SE. Lighthouse and naval base at Tongue Point,
3 mi/4.8 km E. Clatsup State Forest to SE;
Lewis and Clark Natl. Wildlife Refuge to E; Fort Stevens State Park on
Pacific Ocean to W. Inc. 1876.
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Clatsop co., NW
Oregon, 70 mi/113 km NW of Portland on the
Columbia R. estuary, and 5 mi/8 km E of the
Pacific Ocean; 46°11'N 123°49'W. Elev.
19 ft/6 m. On peninsula (Smith Point) at NE
side of Youngs Bay, which receives Youngs R. from the SE and Lewis and
Clark R. from the S. Warrenton is at W side of the bay. A port of
entry, Astoria is the trading center for the lower Columbia basin. The
city's traditional industries (fishing, fish processing, and
lumbering) have declined since the 1970s. Tourism and light mfg. are
the principal economic activities. Astoria Bridge,
4 mi/6.4 km long, crosses the Columbia R. N to
Point Ellice, Wash. Bridge and causeway,
2 mi/3.2 km long, cross Youngs Bay to the SW.
Astoria Airport across bay. The Lewis and Clark expedition spent the
winter of 1805-1806 at a nearby encampment, Fort Clatsop (to the SW;
rebuilt in 1955 and now called Fort Clatsop Natl. Memorial). Fort
Astoria, a fur-trading post est. 1811 by John Jacob Astor's Pacific
Fur Co., was the first permanent U.S. settlement on the Pacific coast.
Although the post was sold to the British in 1813, its vigorous
activities helped to establish Amer. claims to the Oregon country and
contributed much to the exploration of the continent. Fort Astoria was
formally restored to the U.S. in 1818, but trade remained in Br. hands
until the mid-1840s, when Amer. pioneers followed the Oregon Trail to
the fort. In the late 18th cent., Astoria grew as a coastal and river
port, later attracting Scandinavian settlers whose descendants make up
most of its present-day pop. Points of interest include: the Astoria
Column (125 ft/38 m high), built in 1926 with
a pictorial frieze depicting the region's early history; the Columbia
R. Maritime Mus.; and the Uppertown Firefighters Mus. Fish hatcheries
to SE. Lighthouse and naval base at Tongue Point,
3 mi/4.8 km E. Clatsup State Forest to SE;
Lewis and Clark Natl. Wildlife Refuge to E; Fort Stevens State Park on
Pacific Ocean to W. Inc. 1876.
