Astoria

Astoria, originally a fur-trading station in Oregon, United States, on the left bank of the Columbia, founded by the Pacific Fur Company in 1811, and named from its chief proprietor, John Jacob Astor. It was a main point in the American claim to the territory of Oregon (q.v.). There are upwards of 50 large salmon-tinning establishments in the neighbourhood, in which thousands of men are employed during the fishing and packing season. The lumbering industry is also important. Pop. (1881) 2803; (1890) 6184. See Washington Irving's Astoria (1836).