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Astor Expedition
Clip: Season 9 Episode 902 | 1m 4s
If the achievements of the first Astorians were so significant, why don't we know more?
Four years after Lewis and Clark's journey ended, the two Astor parties set out, arriving at the place they named Fort Astoria - just a few miles from Lewis and Clark's Fort Clatsop. Their achievements turned out to be hugely significant pieces of history. Author Peter Stark speculates about why the Astoria story has remained so unfamiliar. Tom Shrider, Videographer; Lisa Suinn Kallem, Editor
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Oregon Experience
Astor Expedition
Clip: Season 9 Episode 902 | 1m 4s
Four years after Lewis and Clark's journey ended, the two Astor parties set out, arriving at the place they named Fort Astoria - just a few miles from Lewis and Clark's Fort Clatsop. Their achievements turned out to be hugely significant pieces of history. Author Peter Stark speculates about why the Astoria story has remained so unfamiliar. Tom Shrider, Videographer; Lisa Suinn Kallem, Editor
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Astoria was a town of immigrants from many countries, and with a variety of expectations. (46s)
William Hume established the first cannery on the Columbia River at Eagle Cliff in 1866. (1m 53s)
Astoria, or "Fort Astoria" was founded to be the hub of an ambitious shipping empire. (2m 44s)
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