Astoria

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Astoria is a historic port city at the mouth of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon, known as the oldest American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains.

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Label Occurrences
Astoria canonical 2
City of Astoria 2
Astoria, Oregon (fictional setting) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
port city
Astoria–Megler BridgeLength about 4.1 miles
connectedByBridgeTo Megler, Washington
coordinates 46.1879°N 123.8313°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Clatsop County, Oregon
surface form: Clatsop County
economyIncludes fishing
lumber
shipping
tourism
elevation approximately 7 m
featuredInFilm Kindergarten Cop
Short Circuit
The Goonies
FortAstoriaRenamed Fort George
founded 1811
foundedAs fur trading post
foundedBy John Jacob Astor
foundedByOrganization Pacific Fur Company
governingBody Astoria City Council
governmentType council–manager government
hasBridge Astoria-Megler Bridge
surface form: Astoria–Megler Bridge
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasFestival Astoria Regatta
FisherPoets Gathering
hasHistoricDistrict Astoria Downtown Historic District
hasHistoricRole fur trade center
hasInstitution Clatsop Community College
hasLandmark Astoria Column
Columbia River Maritime Museum
Flavel House Museum
Liberty Theater
hasNewspaper The Astorian
hasPort Port of Astoria
isCountySeatOf Clatsop County, Oregon
surface form: Clatsop County
isOldestAmericanSettlementWestOf Rocky Mountains
isOldestCityIn Oregon
locatedAtMouthOf Columbia River
locatedIn Pacific Northwest
locatedNear Pacific Ocean
locatedOn Astoria River
Youngs Bay
namedAfter John Jacob Astor
population approximately 10,000
servedByHighway U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 30
state Oregon
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
wasSiteOf Fort Astoria

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oregon Coast hasCity Astoria
Clatsop County, Oregon hasPort Astoria
this entity surface form: Port of Astoria
Astoria Column fundedBy Astoria
this entity surface form: City of Astoria
Astoria Column owner Astoria
this entity surface form: City of Astoria
Astoria Reserve Fleet near Astoria
this entity surface form: city of Astoria
Mikey Walsh associatedWith Astoria
this entity surface form: Astoria, Oregon (fictional setting)