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Astoria – The
Little San Francisco of the Pacific Northwest
The city of Astoria, located
where the Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean, is the oldest
American settlement west of the Rockies, and home to an outstanding
collection of Victorian homes clinging to steep wooded hillsides. Boasting
a revitalized 1920s-era downtown and a citizenry committed to restoring
its wealth of historic properties, Astoria is one of the key “hubs” of the
Lewis & Clark Bicentennial in Oregon. Notable sites and projects in the
area include Fort Clatsop National Memorial, the Astoria Column, the
historic Flavel House Museum, the Columbia River Maritime Museum, the
Riverfront Trolley that travels along a refurbished Waterfront Walkway,
the in-progress restorations of the Liberty Theater and the Hotel Elliott,
numerous bed and breakfast and historic inns, and the Peter Iredale
shipwreck, visible on the beach at Fort Stevens State Park.
Contact
Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce, (503) 325-6311;
www.oldoregon.com
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