• The Astoria Column from the ground up, depicting the history of the mouth of the Columbia river from Native Americans to the founding of Astoria. Text in the top right reads "Astoria Column"
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Postcard: Astoria Column

Towering atop Astoria's 600-foot Coxcomb Hill, it reaches another 125 feet into the sky. The Column, designed by New York architect Electus Litchfield, was dedicated in 1926. A sgraffito frieze, drawn by Italian artist Attilio Pusteria, illustrates the native peoples, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and the westward sweep of...

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