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)
- Physical: Access +1, Safety +1. Astoria has decently maintained streets and one or two cab companies, but most people need cars or at least bicycles to get around effectively. It is moderately patrolled and people have some measure of protection, but not much happens here, so the police aren't too curious nor the citizenry too diligent about locking doors or maintaining security systems.
- Mental: Information +3, Awareness -1. Though the physical lay of the land doesn't have much in the way of open line of sight (too much foliage for that), security cameras and a lassitude that leaves street lights or sidewalk lamps burnt out a little too long sometimes, it's a small town, and so everyone seems to know everything.
- Social: Prestige +0, Stability +2. Astoria is considered "one of those tiny coastal towns" by most people in the area, though no one really thinks ill of it. It's people are tightly knit and keep an eye out for one another.
- Sanctum Qualities: Up to Size 4, Security 3.
Noteworthy Sites
- The Hotel Regina, an old abandoned hotel.
- The Astoria Column, a 125-foot tall painted column with an observation deck on top that sits on a hill overlooking Astoria.
- Astoria Regional Airport, a small municipal 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.
