The Winter at Fort Clatsop: Lewis and Clark, the Clatsop People and the Rainiest Season of the Expedition
The Corps of Discovery spent the winter of 1805-06 at a small log fort near present-day Astoria, depending on trade…
By Megan Harlow ·
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People & Profiles
People and history that shaped Oregon's North Coast, drawn from public sources.
When the Klan Came to Oregon: Recruiting, Politics and the 1922 School Law
In 1921 paid Klan recruiters arrived in Oregon, Astoria included. Within two years the group claimed tens of thousands of members and had helped pass a school law the U.S. Supreme Court later struck…
By Megan Harlow · · 2 min read
Nobuo Fujita: The Pilot Who Bombed Oregon’s Forests and Came Back as a Friend
In September 1942 a Japanese floatplane dropped incendiary bombs near Brookings. Two decades later, its pilot returned to Oregon with…
By Megan Harlow ·