ASTORIA, ORE
\ɐstˈɔːɹi͡ə], \ɐstˈɔːɹiə], \ɐ_s_t_ˈɔː_ɹ_iə]\
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Was founded by the Pacific Fur Company in 1811, and was for a long time the chief fur-trading post of the West. In 1813 the British government took possession of the town and named it St. George. Astoria was restored to the United States after the conclusion of the War of 1812.
By John Franklin Jameson
