Chief Comcomly Memorial - Astoria, Oregon, USA
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N 46° 10.849 W 123° 49.133
10T E 436799 N 5114464
A memorial to Chinook Chief Comcomly near Astoria column
Waymark Code: WMFAX1
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2012
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Marker Text:COMCOMLY
c. 1765-1830
GREAT CHIEF OF THE CHINOOK
NATION, KNOWN TO LEWIS AND
CLARK, HONORED AND RESPECTED
BY THE FOUNDING ASTORIANS,
THE NORTHWESTERS AND THE
HUDSON'S BAY FUR TRADERS______
INDIAN BURIAL CANOE
SYMBOLIC MEMORIAL DEDICATED
BY COMCOMLY'S DESCENDANTS
APRIL 12, 1961 ASTORIA'S
150TH ANNIVERSARY. HONORED
GUEST WAS LORD ASTOR OF
ENGLAND, DESCENDANT AND
NAMESAKE OF THE CITY'S FOUNDER.
This memorial to Chinook nation Chief Comcomly is found near the Astoria Column. The memorial, in the form of an Indian burial canoe, was dedicated by the chief's descendants in 1961, as part of Astoria's 150th anniversary.
Chief Comcomly was a renowned leader of his nation and known by Lewis & Clark. He received medals from Lewis & Clark due to the assistance he provided to the expedition. Comcomly died from a fever as part of an epidemic that struck his tribe in 1830.