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Fort Clatsop was the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River during the winter of 1805–1806. Located along the Lewis and Clark River at the north end of the Clatsop Plains approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Astoria, the fort was the last encampment of the Corps of Discovery, before embarking on their return trip east to ...
The federal park began as Fort Clatsop National Memorial which was established on May 29, 1958. The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. On October 30, 2004, it was redesignated Lewis and Clark National Historical Park with expanded jurisdiction over multiple sites, [4] including: Fort Clatsop
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 62 of those are found in Clatsop County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 20, 2024. [4]
The Lewis and Clark River is a tributary of Youngs River, approximately 20 miles (32 km) long, in northwest Oregon in the United States.It drains 62 square miles (160 km 2) of the Northern Oregon Coast Range in the extreme northwest corner of the state, entering Youngs River just above its mouth on the Columbia River at Youngs Bay.
The fort was constructed in 1863-64 during the Civil War as an earthwork battery on the south shore of the mouth of the Columbia River, and was known as the Fort at Point Adams. [3] It was later renamed as Fort Stevens in 1865, in honor of the former territorial governor of Washington , Isaac Stevens, who had been killed in action at the Battle ...
During archeological excavations in Astoria and Fort Clatsop in 2012, trading items from American settlers with Native Americans were found, including Austrian glass beads and falconry bells. Today, the fort has been recreated and is part of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. [11]
National Register of Historic Places in Astoria, Oregon (1 C, 19 P) Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Clatsop County, Oregon" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
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