The Peter Iredale

This wreckage has gradually deteriorated over time from when I was a child and could climb over the entire length of the ship to what is now a beautifully colored remnant which almost resembles an abstract work of sculptural art. The ship was a four-masted steel barque sailing vessel that ran ashore October 25, 1906 carrying cargo bound for Astoria up the Columbia River, which is about four miles north of this site.

 

The wreckage of the Peter Iredale near the mouth of the Columbia River

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