Knappton Cove Heritage Center
The Historic Columbia River Quarantine Station
2025 Programs
Knappton Cove's 2021 Mini Docuseries!
August, 1950's at Knappton Cove
Read about the Fisherwomen at Knappton Cove Camp in the 1950's on our new blog!
Stop by to see our new Viewing Deck and Interpretive Sign!
Thanks to the countless hours put in by Board Members and funded by many donations.
Knappton Cove Heritage Center
Welcomes You
History where it happened!
COLUMBIA RIVER QUARANTINE STATION
The Columbia River's "Ellis Island"
Contact Us Today!
Nancy Anderson &
Heather Henry, Directors
E-mail: knapptoncove@gmail.com
Free Admission During
Regular Open Hours--2025
Saturday Afternoons
July and August
1-4 pm
Guided Tour @ 2 pm
Please Email for Appointment Availability Outside of
Regular Hours
$5/person | $25 Minimum
Donation
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!
Board Member Friedrich E. Schuler has a new book out, Pestered by Plague: The U. S. Public Health Service Station in Astoria, OR and Knappton Cove, WA, from Cannery to Quarantine Station 1899-1901. It explores how the Plague scare in 1899 hastened the opening of the Columbia River Quarantine Station. Hear an excerpt from the book at our Open House on May 20.
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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