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==Astoria, Oregon== | ==Astoria, Oregon== | ||
| + | '''Population:''' 10,045<br> | ||
| + | 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). | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astoria,_OR Astoria] page at Wikipedia. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astoria,_OR Astoria] page at Wikipedia. | ||
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Astoria,+OR&ie=UTF8&z=12&iwloc=addr Map] of Astoria | * [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Astoria,+OR&ie=UTF8&z=12&iwloc=addr Map] of Astoria | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 14 October 2008
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.
- The Peter Iredale shipwreck
- CGAS Astoria, a Coast Guard Air Station
