Replica of Fort Clatsop
1805 - Lewis & Clark's overland party reaches the Pacific Ocean.
They winter over at Fort Clatsop, named for a local Indian tribe.
Fort Clatsop, part of the Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, is located southwest of Astoria off U.S. 101.
They winter over at Fort Clatsop, named for a local Indian tribe.
Fort Clatsop, part of the Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, is located southwest of Astoria off U.S. 101.
Astoria 1811
1811 - Pacific Fur Company, at the direction of John Jacob Astor, establishes a trading post near the mouth of the Columbia River.
A small park with partial replica is located in Astoria at the site of the trading post, near 15th and Exchange Streets.
A small park with partial replica is located in Astoria at the site of the trading post, near 15th and Exchange Streets.
First post office west of the Rockies
1847 - John Shively receives the commission of post master of Astoria and opens the first post office west of the Rockies.
It was operated out of his Astoria home on 15th Street between Exchange and Franklin. (A marble obelisk marks the spot.)
It was operated out of his Astoria home on 15th Street between Exchange and Franklin. (A marble obelisk marks the spot.)