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Astoria is a port city and the seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains . [ 6 ]
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Oregon.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 174 law enforcement agencies employing 6,695 sworn police officers, about 177 for each 100,000 residents.
Astoria Downtown Historic District ( ID98000631) Designated CP. June 22, 1998. Astoria City Hall is the current city hall for the town of Astoria, Oregon, United States. Built in 1923 to house a bank, the building became the city hall in 1939, and it has remained Astoria's seat of government for more than 75 years.
Added to NRHP. November 16, 1979 [2] The John Jacob Astor Hotel, originally known as the Hotel Astoria, is a historic former hotel building located in Astoria, Oregon, United States, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). [2] It is one of the tallest buildings on the Oregon Coast and is a "prominent landmark" in Astoria. [1]
1,134 Digital (as of 2023) [2] ISSN. 0739-5078. Website. dailyastorian.com. The Astorian, formerly known as The Daily Astorian, is a newspaper, published in Astoria, Oregon, United States, established in 1873, [3] and in publication continuously since then. [4] The paper serves the Astoria, Warrenton, Seaside area, the Long Beach Peninsula, and ...
Astoria High School. Astoria High School was built in 1960. Home to 780 students and 39 staff, this school serves 9th through 12th grades. After undergoing renovation in 2003 it added a new Applied Science Center [2] specializing in aquatic biology. This school is also home to the 2006 3A Baseball State Champions.
The Astoria Fire House No. 2, also known originally as the North Pacific Brewing Company Beer Storage Building and as the Uppertown Firefighter's Museum since 1989, [2] is a historic building located in Astoria, Oregon, United States. [1] The fire house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [3]
Willis L. Van Dusen (born 1952 or 1953) is a businessman and former politician in Astoria, Oregon, United States, who served as mayor of Astoria from 1991 through 2014. [ 2] Originally elected to the city council in 1985, Willis served as a councillor for six years before being elected mayor. He took the oath of office in January 1991 [citation ...