Northwest Oregon

[2] Gray created a chart of the lower river, a copy of which was acquired by British explorer George Vancouver.

[4][5] The expedition faced its second bitter winter camped on the north side of the Columbia River, in a storm-wracked area.

[6] On November 24, 1805, the party voted to move their camp to the south side of the Columbia River near modern Astoria, Oregon.

He filled many pages of his journals with valuable knowledge, mostly about botany, because of the abundant growth and forests that covered that part of the continent.

Astoria is the oldest permanently inhabited settlement established by Americans on the Pacific coast.

Columbia County is traditionally Democratic, although in 2016 it voted for a Republican (Donald Trump) for the first time since 1928.

Southern Tillamook County is served by Senator Arnie Roblan and Representative David Gomberg, also Democrats.