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Astoria, Oregon

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Location

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    (1811- )
    Port city and county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon
    Located near the mouth of the Columbia River at the Pacific Ocean
    Named after American Fur Company Founder John Jacob Astor I
    Served headquarters for the Pacific Fur Company (1810-13)
    Population: 9,976 (2018)
    Filming and setting location for the 1985 film 'The Goonies'
    Western stopping point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
    Museums and points of interest include the Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria Riverfront Trolley, Oregon Film Museum, Captain George Flavel House Museum and the Astoria Column

Why Astoria, Oregon might be annoying:

    It isn't much well-known as Portland.
    It frequently rains here in late fall and winter.
    Most of its wooden building were destroyed by fire twice (1883 and 1922).
    Like Lake Charles, Louisiana and Port Arthur, Texas, it is an extremely humid city in the contiguous United States.
    It is the namesake of the USS Astoria, a navy heavy cruiser that was sunk during World War II and killed 235 people.
    It was a filming location for terrible movies such as 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III,' 'The Ring Two' and 'Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home.'
    A house that was used for the film 'The Goonies' closed down from the public due to frequent littering from visitors (2015).

Why Astoria, Oregon might not be annoying:

    It was set up as the first American settlement located west of the Rocky Mountains as well as the state's oldest city.
    It is connected to Megler, Washington across the Columbia River by North America's longest truss bridge, the Astoria–Megler Bridge.
    It is one of the first cities in the country to have community antenna television stations.
    It gained sistercityship with its namesake's birthplace (Walldorf, Germany) (1963).
    Clark Gable started his acting career here.
    Parts of the movies 'Free Willy,' 'Kindergarten Cop,' 'Green Room' and 'The Black Stallion' were shot here.
    It hosts popular events such as Fisher Poets Gathering and the Dark Arts Festival.
    It is the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail's western stopping point.
    It is a popular tourist destination with its microbrewery and arts scene.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying