Astoria Column
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The Astoria Column is a tower overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River on Coxcomb Hill above Astoria, Oregon. The column was built in 1926 with financing by the Great Northern Railroad and the great-grandson of John Jacob Astor in commemoration of the city's role in the family's business history.
The 125 foot column includes a spiraling mural which illustrates the history of the city of Astoria. The murals that make up the column were refurbished in 1995.
A plaque at the site commemorates the first Community Antenna Television (CATV) System in the United States built in 1949 by local resident Leroy E. "Ed" Parsons; twin-lead transmission wires redistributed the signal of KRSC-TV in Seattle, Washington to area homes. [1][2] [3]
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