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OUTDOORS 118 Adventures 124 Athlete Profile 135 Oregon Postcard Four Trips for the History Buff written by Allison Miles In Oregon, history and adventure are one in the same. History aficionados and outdoor enthusiasts will find common ground across the state, from Astoria to John Day, Baker City and Joseph. Just don’t forget to take a break for a beer. ASTORIA Although Astoria is well known today as the film location of the classic ’80s movie, The Goonies, the small coastal town was put on the map much earlier. Astoria is, in fact, the oldest American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. Perched at the northwestern corner of the state near the mouth of the Columbia River, Astoria boasts a history as rich and stormy as the waters churning just off its coast. At different points in time, Astoria has been called both “the most wicked place on earth” and “a bustling, booming, hell-raising town.” After the Lewis and Clark Expedition spent a treacherous winter at nearby Fort Clatsop in 1805 and 1806, a wealthy New York fur trader named John Jacob Astor saw potential in the location for a trading outpost and sent two parties to the site. In 1811, the parties established Fort Astor, but John Jacob Astor himself never actually visited Astoria. During the War of 1812, Astor’s fur traders sold the post to the British, which they renamed Fort George. Though the war ended in 1815, the British did not completely abandon Astoria until 1846. Through the years, Astoria has witnessed shipwrecks, a Japanese invasion, the rising career of Clark Gable, the infamous dark period when sailors were commonly “Shanghaid”—and the riot that ultimately eliminated the gruesome practice. The best way to experience Astoria’s intriguing and tumultuous history is to visit the town and its surrounding historical sites, including the 125-foot Astoria Column, offering panoramas of the surrounding Columbia River, Young’s Bay, the Coast Range and the Pacific Ocean. Fort Stevens State Park, a former military defense station, now hosts wildlife, beaches, trails, forests, sand dunes and the Peter Iredale shipwreck. Carrying on the famous monikers, the 35,000-acre Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge and the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (which commemorates the expedition) are must sees. When all of this history has worked up your thirst, head over to Fort George Brewery and ask for a pint of 1811 Lager, the Official Bicentennial Beer of Astoria, and then peruse the quaint shops and hip cafés downtown. INTERESTING FACT John Jacob Astor IV, the great-grandson of Astoria’s founder, intended to attend Astoria’s centennial celebration in 1911, but he perished on the Titanic during its tragic sinking. 118 1859 OREGON’S MAGAZINE MARCH | APRIL 2016
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