Knappton Cove Heritage Center
The Historic Columbia River Quarantine Station
Cheers to Our Volunteers!
Board of Directors:
Nancy Anderson, President
Heather Henry, VP
Samantha Steerman, Secretary
Pat Hammersmith,Treasurer
Carmen Hammersmith
Darren Linker
Jay Paulsen
Friedrich Schuler
Pat Johns
Laura Lettunich, Reg. Agent
Heritage Advisory Council:
Liisa Penner
John Goodenberger
Special Thanks:
Clatsop Community College Historic Preservation School
Pacific NW Living Historians
Contact Us Today!
Nancy Anderson &
Heather Henry, Directors
E-mail: knapptoncove@gmail.com
Free Admission
2026 Open House Events
- May 25 (1-4)
- July 11 & 12 (10-4)
- August 8 (1-4 pm)
- November 8 (1-3 pm)
Any time you see the 'Open' banner up!
Please Email for Appointment Availability, May-September
$5/person | $25 Minimum
(Free to Members)
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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