Knappton Cove Heritage Center The Historic Columbia River Quarantine Station
Knappton Cove Heritage CenterThe Historic Columbia River Quarantine Station 

The Knappton Cove Heritage Center is located on the north side of the Columbia river across from the City of Astoria.

Our address is 521 Washington State Route 401.

46 Degrees 16 Minutes 16.29 Seconds North

123 Degrees 49 Minutes 46.28 Seconds West

From the I-5 corridor coming south from Washington or north from Oregon:

Take exit 36 west bound

Take "Truck Route" exit and turn left at the light.

Stay on this road until you come to the bridge to Oregon.

Cross bridge and go right on Highway 30 to Astoria.

At the west end of Astoria turn right onto the Astoria/Megler bridge.

Cross bridge and turn right on Hwy 401.

Knappton Cove Heritage Center is just a couple of miles past the Rest Stop.

Turn left by the old Gill Netter fishing boat display. Piling field (pictured above) is on the right.

From Portland:

Come to the coast via Highway 26.

At the Highway 101 junction head north to Astoria.

Go through Seaside, Gearhart and the Warrenton shopping strip.

Cross the Youngs Bay Bridge, through the round-a-bout, staying in the left lane.

Turn left onto the Astoria/Meglar bridge.

Cross bridge and turn right on Hwy 401.

Knappton Cove Heritage Center is just a couple of miles past the Rest Stop.

Turn left by the old Gill Netter fishing boat display. Piling field (pictured above) is on the right.

Contact Us Today!

Nancy Anderson &

Heather Henry, Directors

 

E-mail:   knapptoncove@gmail.com

 

Free Admission During

Regular Open Hours--2024

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

 

*Click links for

short video exhibit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Check out Nancy's interview on Coast Radio's ARTS - Live & Local with Carol Newman. She talks about Women's History in the Public Health Service at Knappton Cove. The interview starts about 5 minutes in to the podcast.
 
Read more details about the history of Knappton Cove in Nancy's Book, The Columbia River's "Ellis" Island. Available for purchase on Amazon--$5 of every book goes toward the preservation of this historic site.
 
Listen to a longer discussion of the book and history of the Public Health Service at Knappton Cove with Sean from PHS Proud.

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!

A Shield for the Columbia 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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