At Ecola State Park, a part of the Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks, you can walk in the steps of Meriweather Lewis and William Clark, who arrived at the Pacific in mid-November in 1805. It was 1 year, 6 months, and a day after leaving St. Louis, Missouri, with the Corps of Discovery on their mission to explore the Pacific Northwest. Upon seeing the ocean, Clark wrote in his journal: ‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’ Shortly after arriving on the west coast, the expedition voted to spend the winter near present day Astoria, where they constructed Fort Clatsop. These historic locations remain popular attractions for visitors to the scenic Oregon coast.
‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
Today in History
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It’s Napping Day
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Fibonacci Day
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Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships
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Arrr, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day
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Welcome to the Year of the Pig
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Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day
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Papa was a flightless bird
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Unbearable cuteness
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Social climbing
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Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Autumn comes to Old Town
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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At the shore of an inland sea
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A silent witness to history
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Let s ride! It s Roller Coaster Day
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World Penguin Day
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Congratulations, 2019 Nobel Prize laureates!
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Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
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Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
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Caribou on the move
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The Guggenheim turns 60
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Cue up the tango music
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act marks 42 years
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National Hammock Day
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In praise of the old…the very old