In search of Western Oregon, Pg 124 Clifton is on the Columbia River about seventeen miles up stream of Astoria. It’s generally accepted that Stephen G. Spear named his farm Clifton after the cliffs in the area. The first post office was opened on January 6th 1874. Up until 1890 when the first cannery was [...]
The Chinook tribe occupied the area along the Columbia River from it’s mouth all the way up to The Dallas area. They lived along the Willamette, Clackamas and Lewis Rivers. Their language is split into two and possibly even three distinct languages. Lower Chinook which is spoken around the mouth of the Columbia is split [...]