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West, Oregon

Astoria OR

Columbia-mouth port

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

oldest US settlement west of the Rockies on the Columbia River mouth

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

River currentTides, urban and industrial ground
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