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St. Helens is the county seat of Columbia County, Oregon. It was founded by Captain Henry Montgomery Knighton, a native of New England , in 1845, as "Plymouth". The name was changed to St. Helens in the latter part of 1850 for its view of Mount St. Helens , roughly 39 miles (63 km) away in Washington .
The Port of Columbia County (formerly the Port of St. Helens [2]) is the port authority for Columbia County, Oregon, United States. The port is a municipal corporation formed under state law to engage in economic development activities. Under Oregon law, port districts have a broad range of economic development powers.
Middle Fork Willamette River, McKenzie River, Calapooia River, Santiam River, Molalla River, Clackamas River. The Willamette River ( / wɪˈlæmɪt / ⓘ wil-AM-it) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is 187 miles (301 km) long, lying entirely in ...
Columbia County was created in 1854 from the northern half of Washington County. Milton served as the county seat until 1857 when it was moved to St. Helens. Columbia County has been afflicted by numerous flooding disasters, the most recent in December 2007.
U.S. Route 30 Business (St. Helens, Oregon) This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 23:54 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The Chronicle. The Columbia County Chronicle & Chief is a weekly newspaper published in St. Helens, Oregon, United States. It was formed in December 2023 by the merger of The Chronicle in St. Helens and The Chief in Clatskanie, both published by Country Media, Inc. It is the newspaper of record for Columbia County.
Columbia County Rider. Columbia County Rider (CC Rider) is a transit service in Columbia County, Oregon, that is managed by the Columbia County Transit Division. It is a part of NW Connector, an alliance of small bus networks in Northwest Oregon. As of July 2021, CC Rider comprises one bus route connecting St. Helens and Scappoose to Portland.
Hike via south slope of volcano (closest area near eruption site) Mount St. Helens (known as Lawetlat'la to the indigenous Cowlitz people, and Loowit or Louwala-Clough to the Klickitat) is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, [1] in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It lies 52 miles (83 km) northeast ...