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The county is the northwest corner of Oregon, and Astoria is located on the south shore of the Columbia River, where the river flows into the Pacific Ocean. The city is named for John Jacob Astor , an investor and entrepreneur from New York City, whose American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site and established a monopoly in the fur ...
Map of Clatsop County. Clatsop County (/ ˈ k l æ t s ə p /) is the northernmost county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,072. [1] The county seat is Astoria. [2] The county is named for the Clatsop tribe of Native Americans, who lived along the coast of the Pacific Ocean prior to European settlement
Astoria Opened in 1925 amid reconstruction after Astoria's fire of 1922 , this theater and commercial building symbolized the city's rebirth. Its Italian Renaissance style was unique in Astoria, and the auditorium features a set of 12 mural -style paintings depicting Venetian canal scenes by local artist Joseph Knowles .
After a public fundraising campaign, the group acquired the Old Astoria City Hall from the Oregon Military Department, to house the new museum. [11] The association named its first museum director in January 1963, [12] and the Columbia River Maritime Museum opened to the public in August 1963, in the former city hall, at 1618 Exchange Street. [2]
Southward view from Ecola State Park, Northern Oregon Coast Map of the Oregon Coast. The Oregon Coast is a coastal region of the U.S. state of Oregon.It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to its west and the Oregon Coast Range to the east, and stretches approximately 362 miles (583 km) from the California state border in the south to the Columbia River in the north.
Good news for fans of “The Goonies:” the old Victorian home featured in the film is on sale in Astoria, Oregon, and potential buyers are considering making it more accessible to the public ...
1922 Astoria, Oregon fire; A. Albatros (19th-century ship) Astoria (book) Astoria Regional Airport; ... Ocean Wave (sidewheeler) Oregon Route 202; P. Pacific Fur ...
The Old Astoria City Hall, now known as the Clatsop County Historical Society Heritage Museum, is a historic building located in Astoria, Oregon, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] [4] The building served as the city hall of Astoria from 1905 until 1939.