Astoria
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 on land that was originally occupied by the Clatsop tribe. 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 (primarily)
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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
- 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.
