Astoria
Oregon State Archives: A 1940 Oregon Coast Tour
ASTORIA, 104.5 m. [West of Portland] (12 alt., 10,349 pop.).
Points of Interest: Fort Astoria, City Hall, Grave of D. McTavish, Flavel Mansion, Union Fishermen's Cooperative Packing Plant, Port of Astoria Terminal and others.
In Astoria US 30 meets US 101.
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/exhibits/across/rainier.html
Michael C. Taylor, Road of Difficulties: Building the Lower Columbia River Highway
Astoria is now considered the western terminus of the Lower Columbia River Highway, but originally the highway extended to Seaside and, according to some records, to cannon beach. When the Roosevelt (or Coast) Highway was completed, all roadway beyond Astoria and along the coast became a part of the new road. [81]
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...Astoria was ravaged by fire in December of 1922, the year the highway was finally completed. The blaze wiped out two dozen blocks, causing $12 million in damages.
Taylor 81
"The Custom House in 'Upper Astoria,' built in 1852 to serve the burgeoning shipping industry, which developed to supply California's gold mines."
Mershon, Clarence E. The Columbia River Highway: From the Sea to the Wheat Fields of Eastern Oregon. Portland: Guardian Peaks Enterprises. 2006. 1st Edition. Print. 7.
Second Biennial Report of the Oregon State Highway Commission
The twenty eight mile section of the Columbia River Highway from Astoria to Westport has been completed as a dirt road... The work was started on October 16, 1913... Upon completion of the work, about September 20, 1915...
http://digital.lib.pdx.edu/oscdl/files/odot/pdx005t0001.pdf
