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    Astoria is a port city and the seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first...
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    36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,072. The county seat is Astoria. The county is named for the Clatsop...
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    lower Columbia River. It carries a section of U.S. Route 101 from Astoria, Oregon, to Point Ellice near Megler, Washington. Opened in 1966, it is the...
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    The Astoria Column is a tower in the northwest United States, overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River on Coxcomb Hill in Astoria, Oregon. Built in...
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    Fort Astoria was a factor in the British and the Americans' resolving their disputed claims to the Oregon Country.[citation needed] The Fort Astoria Site...
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  • Astoria Park Astoria, Oregon Fort Astoria, fur trading post of the Pacific Fur Company Astoria Regional Airport Astoria, South Dakota Astoria Canyon, a submarine...
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  • Kindergarten Cop (category Films set in Astoria, Oregon)
    teacher-turned-detective Phoebe O'Hara, Kimble goes undercover in Astoria, Oregon, to find Rachel and offer her immunity in exchange for testifying against...
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    The Astoria Riverfront Trolley is a 3-mile (4.8 km) heritage streetcar line that operates in Astoria, Oregon, United States, using former freight railroad...
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    Girls. Soon after his marriage, Mercer moved to Oregon where he worked for the federal government in Astoria as a special deputy collector for the customs...
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    Columbia River, between Astoria, Oregon, and Megler, Washington. US 101 is designated as the Oregon Coast Highway No. 9 (see Oregon highways and routes)...
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  • Astoria–Megler ferry, also called the Astoria–McGowan ferry and the Astoria–North Beach ferry, ran across the Columbia River between Astoria, Oregon,...
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    Astoria High School is the only public high school located in Astoria, Oregon. It is located on the edge of Youngs Bay, on the south side of town. In...
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  • The Goonies (category Films set in Astoria, Oregon)
    film, a group of kids who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon, attempt to save their homes from foreclosure and, in doing so, they...
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    a partially constructed Fort Astoria two months after the departure of John Jacob Astor's ill-fated Tonquin. The Oregon Country was originally claimed...
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    town. Standing at the northwestern extreme of Oregon, Warrenton is about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Astoria, across the Youngs Bay bridge, which spans over...
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  • The Ring Two (category Films set in Astoria, Oregon)
    also marks the debut of Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The film was shot in Astoria, Oregon, and Los Angeles, California. Originally intended to be released on...
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    of Oregon. The museum is housed in the old Clatsop County Jail in Astoria, Oregon, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The building...
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  • album's title song alludes to the 1985 film The Goonies, which is set in Astoria, Oregon. In February 2001, The Ataris released their third album End Is Forever...
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    Astoria Marine Construction (AMCCO) was founded as Astoria Shipbuilding by Joe Dyer is 1929 in Jeffers Gardens of Astoria, Oregon. Joe Dyer's father was...
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  • The Astoria School District is a school district in the U.S. state of Oregon that serves the city of Astoria. It has five schools, which each serve a different...
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    Donald Malarkey (category People from Astoria, Oregon)
    was born in Astoria, Oregon, on July 31, 1921, to Leo and Helen (née Trask) Malarkey,: 12, 17  married in 1918. He graduated from Astoria High School...
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    December 8, 1922, a fire began which destroyed up to 30 blocks in central Astoria, Oregon. Approximately 2,500 residents lost their homes, with one death, and...
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  • named Astoria, after the town of Astoria, Oregon. USS Astoria (1867), was laid down in 1867, but renamed Omaha prior to her commissioning. USS Astoria (AK-8)...
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    that founded Astoria, Oregon), and commissioned on 28 April 1934, Captain Edmund S. Root in command. During the summer of 1934, Astoria conducted a lengthy...
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  • were located in Alaska (Anchorage and Fairbanks), Montana (Billings), Oregon (Astoria and Klamath Falls), and Washington (Yakima). KDBZ 102.1 KFAT 92.9 KBBO-FM...
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    a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Its population was 1,690 at the 2010 census. It is a popular coastal Oregon tourist destination, famous...
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    Prussian War (1870–1871). After living in San Francisco, California and Astoria, Oregon, Gilbert moved to Seaside where he had a beach cottage (built in 1885)...
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    Bumble Bee Foods (category Astoria, Oregon)
    The Bumble Bee company began in 1899 when seven salmon canners in Astoria, Oregon, formed the Columbia River Packers Association (CRPA) under the leadership...
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    Coast Guard Air Station Astoria was established on August 14, 1964, at Astoria Regional Airport in Warrenton, Oregon, United States. The unit houses 85...
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  • Free Willy (category Films shot in Astoria, Oregon)
    Willy Keiko as Willy, a captive 12-year-old orca whom Jesse befriends Then-Astoria mayor Willis Van Dusen made a cameo appearance as a fish vendor. Jim Michaels...
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