1910 |
Port of Astoria established |
1914 |
First pilings put into place |
1920 |
Pier 3 completed and pronounced 2nd largest pier in the country |
1926 |
Steel water tower erected on Pier 2 |
1933 |
The Port is involved in a major downsize due to the Great Depression |
1933 |
Resolution passed to authorize the installation of a mooring basin |
1935 |
New Airport dedicated – included in Astoria’s 125th birthday |
1938 |
Naval Air Station at Tongue Point dedicated |
1941 |
Port used by U.S. Government for World War II |
1945 |
Plans put in motion for the construction of an East mooring basin |
1946 |
West Coast Airlines begin regular air service |
1952 |
Water Tower at the Airport is taken down |
1958 |
USACE grants a construction permit for the Astoria Bridge |
1961 |
USCG requests hangar space for two helicopters |
1965 |
Port leases a portion of the Airport to the U.S. Government for use by the USCG |
1980 |
Emergency dredging is necessary due to eruption of Mt. St. Helens |
1984 |
Pier One Renovation completed: face re-designed to accommodate cruise ships |
1998 |
The USS MISSOURI visits Astoria |
2002 |
The Port’s water tower is pulled down |
2003 |
New T-Hangars completed at Airport |
2004 |
Englund Marine granted a lease to build an outlet near Pier 3 |
2005 |
Contract for Lektro expansion awarded |
2006 |
The Port adds Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Princess, and Holland America Cruise Lines |
2009 |
Port leases Tongue Point facility from the Washington Group |
2010 |
Logs exported from the Port for the first time in 15 years |
2010 |
The Port signs a Sister Port Agreement with the Busan Port Authority in Korea |
2010 |
The Port celebrates 100 years! |
2011 |
Port buries 100 year Time Capsule |