Knappton Cove Heritage Center
The Historic Columbia River Quarantine Station
2025 Season Schedule
Open Summer Saturdays 2025 ~ July & August
We are happy to welcome visitors free of charge on Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. during July & August.
COVID Precautions: While we are no longer requiring masks inside the museum, face masks are welcome and remain an important preventive measure against COVID-19. Anyone needing or choosing to wear one is encouraged to do so.
Special Events
Open House
Saturday, May 3
1-4 pm
'Public Health is a Lifesaver'
2 pm Program
Come hear a breath-taking story of how Public Health measures saved lives! Complimentary Lifesaver candies.
Collections Spotlight:
1912
USPHS Public Health Bulletin
Saturday July 12 | 10-4
Sunday July 13|10-3
Living History Encampment
Annual Meeting | Saturday 2 pm
Interact with the Pacific NW Living Historians as they interpret topics from the Lewis & Clark Expedition. And, while you're learning something new about life in 1805, sip some lemonade and hear about what's new at Knappton Cove.
OPEN HOUSE | 1-4 pm
Citizenship & Constitution Day
Wednesday, September 17
"Horriable Day" & Veterans Day
Sunday, November 9
* EXPLORE the MUSEUM *
1912 USPHS Quarantine Hospital
* STROLL the GROUNDS *
Where History Happened!
*COME to a SPECIAL PROGRAM*
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Pictures below from Past Programs
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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