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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 31 > Astoria museum lands $1.2M West Coast map collection

Astoria museum lands $1.2M West Coast map collection

By Patrick Webb / The Bulletin
August 31, 2009

ASTORIA " Samuel Johnson is grinning like a Cheshire cat this week " and no wonder.

He has just learned that the Columbia River Maritime Museum has been chosen as the permanent home for a collection of maps, books and engravings valued at $1.2 million.

"It is truly a national....

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