Astoria

Established by Pacific Fur Company, 1811. Turned over to the North West Company, 1813, and renamed Fort George. The scene of Washington Irving's delightful narrative Astoria . The fort stood on the banks of the Columbia River, near its mouth. Index : D Acquired by North West Company, 71, 149; in po e ion of United States after War of 1812, 133-134; claimed by United States, 150; American flag raised over, 150. Bib. : Franchère, Voyage to the North-West Coast of America ; Cox, Adventures on the Columbia River ; Ro , Adventures of First Settlers on Columbia River ; Henry-Thompson Journals , ed. by Coues; Bryce, Hudson's Bay Company ; Bradbury, Travels in the Interior of America in the Years 1809, 1810, and 1811 .