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Coxcomb Hill and the Astoria Column, Astoria, Oregon, as seen from across Youngs Bay.
Image taken May 25, 2004.
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Coxcomb Hill ...
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Coxcomb Hill, at an elevation of 595 feet, is in the center of Astoria, Oregon and has terrific views of the city and the four-mile-long Astoria-Megler Bridge. Coxcomb Hill is the location of the Astoria Column.
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Early Coxcomb Hill ...
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McArthur and McArthur in Oregon Geographic Names (2003, Oregon Historical Society) states:
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"... Coxcomb Hill, Clatsop. This is the summit of the ridge south of Astoria, between the Columbia River and Youngs Bay. The compiler has been unable to learn who first applied the name. The spelling used is the customary form applied to court fools and jesters who wore an imitation coxcomb, and were frequently called coxcombs.
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"Coxcomb Hill" appears on the 1851 Chart No.640, "Mouth of Columbia River", by the Survey of the Coast of the United States (courtesy NOAA, 2005).
The August 31, 1883 "The Daily Astorian" (courtesy Historic Oregon Newspaper Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, 2016) mentions "Coxcomb hill".
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"Two steamers could be charted conveying the guests around Smith's point and up Young's River, showing our transcontinental and transoceanic friends the two magnificent harbors that Astoria possesses; ... For those who delight in scenery, a number of carriages could be provided and from Coxcomb hill and other points a panorama of exceeding beauty could be shown them. ...
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- Astoria Column ...
- Chief Comcomly Burial Canoe Replica ...
- Fort Astor ...
- Views from Coxcomb Hill ...
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Astoria Column ...
The Astoria Column stands on top of Coxcomb Hill. It was built in 1926, stands 125 feet high, and has 164 steps spiraling to the top. There are 14 scenes depicted on the column commemorating the history of Astoria.
The Astoria Column was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 (Structure #74001681).
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Astoria Column, Astoria, Oregon.
Image taken May 25, 2004.
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Chief Comcomly Burial Canoe Replica ...
Chief Comcomly was one of the Chiefs of the Chinook Tribe at the time of Lewis and Clark, and whose village was located near Chinook Point, today the home of Fort Columbia. In 1961 a concrete replica of a Native American burial canoe was erected on Coxcomb Hill as a memorial to the Chief.
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Cement replica of Chief Comcomly burial canoe, Coxcomb Hill, Astoria, Oregon.
Comcomly was a Chinook Chief, much respected by the early Astorians.
Image taken April 19, 2005.
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Cement replica of Chief Comcomly burial canoe, Coxcomb Hill, Astoria, Oregon.
Comcomly was a Chinook Chief, much respected by the early Astorians.
Image taken April 19, 2005.
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Detail, cement replica of Chief Comcomly burial canoe, Coxcomb Hill, Astoria, Oregon.
Image taken April 19, 2005.
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Fort Astor and the Astoria Centennial ...
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In 1911 Astoria was 100 years old. Included in its centennial celebration was a re-construction of the old Fort Astoria, which they called "Fort Astor". It was located on the slopes of Coxcomb Hill.
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Penny Postcard: Fort Astor, Astoria, Oregon.
Penny Postcard, Divided Back (1907-1915), "Fort Astoria, Astoria Centennial, Astoria, Oregon".
Postmarked November 1912.
Published by Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco, Cal., for O.W. Whitman, Astoria, Oregon.
Card #1641.
In the private collection of Lyn Topinka.
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Views from Coxcomb Hill ...
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Smith Point and Astoria, Oregon, from the Astoria Column on Coxcomb Hill.
Looking west at the mouth of the Columbia River, from Coxcomb Hill, location of the Astoria Column. Youngs Bay is to the left and the Astoria-Megler Bridge is to the right. Smith Point is the westerly tip of Astoria. Point Adams can be seen in the upper distance.
Image taken April 19, 2005.
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Point Adams from Coxcomb Hill.
Looking west at the mouth of the Columbia River, from Coxcomb Hill. Point Adams can be seen in the upper distance, with the Clatsop Spit beyond. Smith Point and Astoria are in the foreground.
Image taken April 19, 2005.
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Astoria-Megler Bridge and the mouth of the Columbia River.
View from Coxcomb Hill, Astoria, Oregon.
Image taken May 25, 2004.
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Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon side.
View from Coxcomb Hill, Astoria, Oregon.
Image taken April 19, 2005.
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Astoria-Megler Bridge, Washington side, and Point Ellice.
View from Coxcomb Hill, Astoria, Oregon.
Image taken April 19, 2005.
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Youngs Bay Bridge (Highway 101)as seen from Coxcomb Hill.
Image taken April 19, 2005.
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Youngs River, Oregon, as seen from Coxcomb Hill.
Mouth of the Youngs River entering Youngs Bay.
Image taken April 19, 2005.
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Lewis and Clark River, Oregon, as seen from Coxcomb Hill.
Mouth of the Lewis and Clark River entering Youngs Bay with the Lewis and Clark River Bridge. In the foreground is the Old Youngs Bay Bridge.
Image taken April 19, 2005.
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Cook Slough and Daggett Point (land in foreground from this angle), as seen from Coxcomb Hill.
The channel of Youngs River is just out-of-sight in the foreground.
Image taken April 19, 2005.
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Saddle Mountain, Oregon, as seen from Coxcomb Hill.
Image taken April 19, 2005.
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From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...
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