Cannon Beach, Oregon

Brooke and Anna E Martin House, Canton, Ohio
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Cannon Beach is a small town in Clatsop County, in northwestern Oregon. It covers just 1.5 sq mi (3.9 sq km) and has a population of 1,700 people (2011 estimate). Facing the Pacific Ocean, the town has developed into an affluent tourist resort destination popular with weekenders from Portland.

Cannon Beach, Oregon
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The earliest European to arrive at the Cannon Beach area was William Clark, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. While members of the expedition camped at Fort Clatsop near present-day Astoria, he journeyed south to arrive at the coast, which provided one of the grandest views of the Pacific. The scenic viewpoint is today called Clark's Point of View.

Members of the expedition brought back blubber from a beached whale. This led to the creek in the area being called Ekoli, which is a Chinook jargon word for "whale". Cannon Beach itself got its name from a cannon from the US Navy schooner Shark that washed ashore in 1846. Lost and rediscovered in 1898, the cannon is now exhibited at the city museum. In 2008 two more cannons from the Shark were discovered at Arch Cape.

Visiting Cannon Beach

US Highway 101 is the main artery road linking Cannon Beach with the rest of Oregon.

Places of Interest in Cannon Beach

The Needles, Cannon Beach
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Author: Steven Pavlov


Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach
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Author: M.O. Stevens

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