Fort Astoria, also known as Fort Astor, is the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. Settled by employees of John Jacob Astor’s Pacific Fur Company in 1811, it soon became a hub for regional fur trade and plays an important role in Pacific Northwest history.

A combination of natives, many French Canadians, Americans, Scots, Native Hawaiians and Native Americans were the first to call Fort Astoria home. Visitors can see a vital part of Astoria’s history here, which is now filled with a commemorative park and architectural wonders in the form of residential and commercial structures and railroads.

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