Knappton Cove Heritage Center
The Historic Columbia River Quarantine Station
Lewis & Clark Living Historians
We are pleased to partner with the Pacific NW Lewis & Clark Living Historians and have annually paid tribute to the Corps of Discovery. We've moved the 2-Day encampment from November to the patriotic month of July for higher visibility. The summertime allows more visitors to interact with our costumed interpreters. See Season Schedule for details.
In years past we have served "Hot cider and History" alongside the Living History Encampment at our 'November on the North Shore' Open House. Often, Mother Nature delivers 'Horriable' weather indeed. We've experienced thunder, lightning and torrential rain through the years. One intrepid visitor even arrived from Astoria in his kayak in the true spirit of the Corps of Discovery!
Highlights from Past Years
2019 Encampment Crew!
Take a look at some of the things the Corps packed for the long journey to the Pacific Ocean.
2018 Encampment With Special Guest, Rocky the Newfie
Read all about 'Rocky's' trip to Knappton Cove here!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Vh6CbvXFT3nBk5aKzAfNZ71Efq_PRk1WwbyhE7Hj98/edit?usp=sharing
Encampment ~ July 2016
Mr. Orthman represents Pvt. Joseph Whitehouse from the Expedition, 2016.
A Medic asks if he could pull a tooth out for me?! ~ 2016
Four interpreters from the Pacific NW Living Historians and a 'Newfie' dog - always a big hit - set up camp and interacted with quests.
Once again, David Manuel's beautifully detailed Lewis & Clark sculpture was displayed - thanks to Sally Stadelman and Pat Quinn.
Thank you one and all for making our "HORRIABLE" day just wonderful!
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
- 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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