Historical Marker
Into the Unknown
Historical marker location:
Astoria, Oregon
( Marker can be reached from East Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30) east of 15th Street, on the left when traveling east.)
The Tillamook Burn was a series of devastating wildfires that occurred in the Oregon Coast Range between 1933 and 1951. The fires burned over 355,000 acres of forest and led to the formation of the Tillamook State Forest.