Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" "Mural ... Fort Astoria, Astoria, Oregon"

Includes ... Fort Astoria ... Fort Astoria Park ... Roger Mckay ...

Click image to enlarge Fort Astoria replica, blockhouse and mural, Astoria, Oregon. Image taken August 8, 2009. Fort Astoria Mural ... In 1956 a replica Fort Astoria's blockhouse was constructed on the site of the early fort. Since 1956 three murals depicting the fort of 1813 have been painted on the side of a building at the site of the blockhouse. The first mural was done by Arvid Wuonola. The second mural was removed in late 1980s when the wall was repaired. The last mural, painted in 2003 by local artists Roger McKay and Sally Lackaff, extends 100 feet around the 1956 recreation of the Fort's blockhouse. Views ... Click image to enlarge Mural, Fort Astoria replica, Astoria, Oregon. Image taken August 8, 2009. Click image to enlarge Mural, Fort Astoria replica, Astoria, Oregon. Image taken August 8, 2009. Click image to enlarge Mural, Fort Astoria replica, Astoria, Oregon. Image taken August 8, 2009. Click image to enlarge Mural, Fort Astoria replica, Astoria, Oregon. Image taken August 8, 2009. Click image to enlarge Mural, Fort Astoria replica, Astoria, Oregon. Image taken August 8, 2009. Click image to enlarge Mural, Fort Astoria replica, Astoria, Oregon. Image taken August 8, 2009. "The Golden Age of Postcards" ... The early 1900s was the "Golden Age of Postcards", with the "Penny Postcard" being a popular way to send greetings to family and friends. Today the Penny Postcard has become a snapshot of history. From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ... Clark, ... Return to Menu

*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003 Sources for Fort Astoria Mural:    See Fort Astoria;    All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.

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