Astoria

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Astoria, Oregon

Population: 10,045
A small town in the northwest corner of Oregon along the coast, Astoria is an old fishing and fur-trading settlement. Named for its first millionaire, John Jacob Astor, Astoria grew up around the fort founded by Astor's fur trading company in 1810. It also boasts a deep water port that sees very little shipping trade, though it still maintains a decent fishing industry. It is also a port of call for a number of cruise lines sailing up and down the West Coast. This port attracted a number of immigrants in the late Nineteenth Century, mainly Scandinavians (particularly Finns, who worked the fisheries) and Chinese (who found work in the canneries).

Class: Middle Class

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Noteworthy Sites

  • The Hotel Regina, an old abandoned hotel.
  • The Astoria Column
  • Astoria Regional Airport
  • Clatsop Spit, a massive sand flat responsible for many shipwrecks.
  • CGAS Astoria, a Coast Guard Air Station
  • Saddle Mountain, still used by the few remaining members of the Clatsop tribe for ceremonial gatherings, funerals and burials, vision quests and hunting and gathering.

Other Local Areas

  • Navy Heights
  • Tongue Point Village
  • Youngs River & Bay
  • Warrenton, a nearby town.
    • Hammond, a small town absorbed by Warrenton.
  • Fern Hill
  • Svensen
  • Olney
  • Lilleas & Estoos