West — Site filing

Sites with a file in Oregon

Oregon carries 22 dossiers under this filing — places the record keeps even where the classification stays broad. The documented past sits on one side of each file, the reported present on the other. Claims are logged as claims; the archive does not certify the ground.

22 dossiers0 counties covered100% open to visitorsFort Clatsop — deepest file

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Fort Clatsop

Astoria, Oregon

The 1805 winter camp—where Lewis and Clark waited out the rain.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Sea Lion Caves

Florence, Oregon

The 1880 cave—the largest sea lion cave in America.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Thor’s Well

Yachats, Oregon

The basalt drain—where the ocean sinks into the rock.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Cape Perpetua

Yachats, Oregon

The 800-foot headland—where the forest meets the Pacific.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Shore Acres

Charleston, Oregon

The Simpson estate—where the garden grows on the cliff.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Neahkahnie treasure site

Manzanita, Oregon

The buried treasure—where the beeswax wreckers left their gold.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Oregon Dunes

Reedsport, Oregon

The dunes—40 miles of sand that swallows the forest.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Tillamook Air Museum

Tillamook, Oregon

The 1943 blimp hangar—where the wooden giants still stand.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Astoria Column

Astoria, Oregon

The 1926 column—where the spiral tells the city’s story.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Oregon State Hospital

The 1883 asylum—One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest filmed here.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Stevens

Hammond, Oregon

The 1863 fort—where the Japanese shelled Oregon in 1942.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Neahkahnie Mountain

Manzanita, Oregon

The mountain—where the beeswax wreck and the buried treasure legend began.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Cape Arago

Charleston, Oregon

The cape—where the lighthouse stands on the island.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Battle Rock

Port Orford, Oregon

The 1851 rock—where the landing party held the beach.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Cape Blanco

Port Orford, Oregon

The westernmost point in Oregon—where the lighthouse stands alone.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Umpqua Lighthouse

Winchester Bay, Oregon

The 1894 lighthouse—where the first one fell into the river.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Yaquina Head

Newport, Oregon

The 1873 lighthouse—where the basalt headland juts into the sea.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Yaquina Bay Light

Newport, Oregon

The 1871 lighthouse—where the light went out and the ghost stayed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Bridge of the Gods

Cascade Locks, Oregon

The natural bridge—where the legend says the mountain fell.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Celilo Falls

The Dalles, Oregon

The drowned falls—where the Indians fished for 11,000 years.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Dalles

The Dalles, Oregon

The 1850 fort—where the only surgeon’s quarters survived.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Antelope / Rajneeshpuram

Antelope, Oregon

The town the cult took over—1984 bioterror, the ranch in ruins.

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