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St. Helens is the county seat of Columbia County, Oregon.It was founded by Captain Henry Montgomery Knighton, a native of New England, in 1845, as "Plymouth".The name was changed to St. Helens in the latter part of 1850 for its view of Mount St. Helens, roughly 39 miles (63 km) away in Washington.
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 13 of those are found partially or wholly in Columbia County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024.
The St. Helens Chronicle, which grew out of a series of mergers of the Chronicle, the Sentinel, and the Mist founded in 1881. [13] The Chief and Chronicle merged in December 2023 to form The Columbia County Chronicle & Chief, which served as a newspaper of record for the county. [14] The paper published its final edition on September 25, 2024.
The Port of Columbia County (formerly the Port of St. Helens [2]) is the port authority for Columbia County, Oregon, United States. The port is a municipal corporation formed under state law to engage in economic development activities. Under Oregon law, port districts have a broad range of economic development powers.
The proposed Interstate was intended to be a 3.17-mile (5.10 km) freeway spur in northwest Portland that would have connected I-405 to St. Helens Road, the latter being the original route for US 30. Funding for the freeway was withdrawn by the city government in November 1978, as it would have required condemnation and rerouting streets on a ...
Map of the United States with Oregon highlighted. Oregon is a state located in the Western United States. All population data is based on the 2020 census and 2010 census and the Census Bureau's annual estimates. [1] All area data is based on the 2010 US Gazetteer files. There are 241 municipalities.
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Then, on May 18, 1980, the dramatic eruption of Mount St. Helens shattered the quiet and brought the world's attention to the range. Geologists were also concerned that the St. Helens eruption was a sign that long-dormant Cascade volcanoes might become active once more, as in the period from 1800 to 1857 when a total of eight erupted.