Astoria is a nationally acclaimed historic site because of its rich historic background as the end of the Lewis and Clark Trail and the first permanent settlement west of the Rockies. Fort Astoria was established in 1811 by members of the Pacific Fur Company, owned by John Jacob Astor. It was also a busy logging and fishing hub and a U.S. Naval base.

The steep hills dotted with Victorian houses earned Astoria the name, “The Little San Francisco of the Northwest.” You can see an example of this charming period in the Flavel House Museum, which is housed in an 1885 Queen Anne style Victorian home with period furnishings.