U.S Post Office site (historic)
U.S Post Office site (historic) is a monument in Clatsop, Oregon. U.S Post Office site (historic) is situated nearby to Grace Episcopal Church, as well as near the park Fort Astoria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Astoria and Grace Episcopal Church.
Fort Astoria
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Astoria was the primary fur trading post of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company. A maritime contingent of PFC staff was sent on board the Tonquin, while another party traveled overland from St. Louis.
Grace Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grace Episcopal Church, also referred to as Grace Episcopal Church and Rectory in the context of historic preservation, is a church, historic church building, and accompanying parsonage, all located in Astoria, Oregon, United States.
Shively–McClure Historic District
Protected area
Photo: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shively–McClure Historic District is a protected area, which is situated 900 feet south of U.S Post Office site (historic).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Astoria and Navy Heights.
Astoria
Photo: Farwestern, CC BY 3.0.
Astoria is a city on the Northern Oregon Coast. It is a small rainy town on the edge of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. It is famous for being the terminus for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the setting of the movie The Goonies, and its Victorian-era homes built into the hillside overlooking the Columbia River.
Navy Heights
Neighborhood
Navy Heights is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It began as a housing project in nearby Astoria. Navy Heights is situated 2½ miles east of U.S Post Office site (historic).
Miles Crossing
Locality
Miles Crossing is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Miles Crossing is situated 2½ miles south of U.S Post Office site (historic).
U.S Post Office site (historic)
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “Site of the first Post Office west of the Rockies, established March 9, 1847”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Clatsop, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.1875° or 46° 11′ 15″ northLongitude
-123.82685° or 123° 49′ 37″ westOpen location code
84RR55PF+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6978694468OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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