Svensen’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Svensen. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Svensen and Svensen Island are separated by Svensen Slough on the south side of the Columbia River at River Mile 24, between Settler's Point (downstream) and Knappa (upstream). The Lewis and Clark Expedition encamped in this area on November 26, 1805, en route to winter camp at Fort Clatsop. The Corps of Discovery again passed through the area on March 24, 1806 on their return journey.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Svensen’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Svensen’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBoathouse on Svensen Island (sout…, 1972: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Svensen, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Svensen is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Svensen has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Union Fishermen's Cooperative Packing Company Alderbrook Station in Astoria, 6.7 miles away.
Svensen and the nearest listed places
Closest to Svensen
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Boathouse on Svensen Island (south side of the Columbia River at River Mile 24) (1972) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.