Knappton Cove Heritage Center
The Historic Columbia River Quarantine Station
Archive of 2021 E-newsletters
3/13/2021: Quarantine Station Mini Docuseries--Episode 1: Beginnings
4/13/2021: Quarantine Station Mini Docuseries--Episode 2: Westward Migration
5/13/2021: Quarantine Station Mini Docuseries--Episode 3: Protecting the Port!
6/16/2021: Quarantine Station Mini Docuseries--Episode 4: Digging Into the Past!
7/15/2021: Quarantine Station Mini Docuseries--Episode 5: Artifact Treasures
8/16/2021: Quarantine Station Mini Docuseries--Episode 6: Knappton Cove Camp & Beyond Finale!
9/17/2021: Wrapping Up the 2021 Season & Happy Citizenship Day!
Archive of 2020 E-newsletters
12/23/2020: Holiday Greetings!
11/11/2020: Virtual "Horriable Day Open House
8/19/2020: Commemorating Women of Knappton Cove
Past Newsletters
Archive of 2019 E-newsletters
11/1/2019: Annual "Horriable Day" Open House
Knappton Cove Event Pictures
Annual "Horriable Day" Open House ~ November, 2019
We hosted a special visitor from the National Lewis & Clark Trail Foundation offices in July, 2018.
Read all about 'Rocky's' trip to Knappton Cove here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Vh6CbvXFT3nBk5aKzAfNZ71Efq_PRk1WwbyhE7Hj98/edit?usp=sharing
Archive of 2018 E-newsletters
Clatsop Community College Historic Preservation School
Plaster Workshop - 2016-17
Citizenship Ceremony - 2016
Lewis & Clark Reenactment - 2016
The Medic from the Lewis and Clark Living Historians:
Archaeology Day - 2013
"Horriable" Day-November - 2013
2013:
2012:
Contact Us Today!
Nancy Anderson, Director
E-mail: knapptoncove@gmail.com
Land Line: 1-503-738-5206
Open by Appointment
Please Email for Availability
Typically Available:
July-September Weekends
Saturday & Sunday, 1-4 pm
Address:
521 WA State Rte 401
(See 'How to Find Us' page for detailed information)
Exhibits
- Diggin' into the Past at Knappton Cove (Archaeological Finds)
- Immigrant Room (Donation Land Claim)
- Cannery Days*
- Quarantined! (U.S. Columbia River Quarantine Station)
- Fishin' in the 50's* (Knappton Cove Camp)
*Click links for
short video exhibit
New Book!
By Board Member Friedrich E. Schuler, Professor of History at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Read his interview in the PSU News!
Book Cover
A Shield for the Columbia offers the stories behind the founding of the quarantine station of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) at Knappton Cove, Washington and Astoria, Oregon at the mouth of the Columbia River. It is a compelling account of unlikely political and economic alliances featuring the United States Marine Hospital Service (USMHS), transpacific shipping lines, Astoria's business community, and members of the U.S. Congress.
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