Captain H. Lawrence and the wreck of the Peter Iredale
The four-masted bark Peter Iredale ran aground near the Columbia’s mouth in 1906. Its captain and crew all survived, and the wreck is still visible.
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Captain Robert Gray and the 1792 crossing that named the Columbia
Boston trader Robert Gray sailed the Columbia Rediviva over the river’s bar in May 1792 and named the river after his ship.
