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amazing... thank you for sharing..

Wreck of the Peter Iredale – Then & Now (100+ years later)

Sailing from Salina Cruz, Mexico in September, 1906, the Peter Iredale was bound for Portland, Oregon with 1,000 tons of ballast and a crew of 27. On October 25, 1906, Captain H. Lawrence sighted the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse at 3:20 a.m. and the crew altered course to enter the mouth of the Columbia River in thick mist and a rising tide. Under strong winds an attempt was made to wear the ship away from shore, but a heavy northwest squall grounded the Peter Iredale on Clatsop Sands (now called Clatsop Spit), and drove the ship ashore. No casualties occurred in the accident. — excerpted, Wikipedia

Remains of the wreck are still visible today.

 
"Wreck of the Peter Iredale (1906)" by Frank Woodfield


 
"Patience [Peter Iredale] (2009)" by Wendi Andrews

 

Great details -- thanks Pixel Wrangler! Tiah

You may have already seen these sites, but I found more information here and here.

Those are great links!   I especially liked reading the findings in the Transcript of the Naval Court (at the first link) -- it certainly gives the feel of a "first-hand report" of the shipwreck!

@OSU  FYI – this is not the CCC pin at  link.

Not even close! Thanks for the catch Pixel Wrangler, I've fixed all the info & links. Tiah

I really like this kind of stuff, the picture is dated 4 days before my fathers birthday in 1910! The house my son lives in on 12th St. was built in 1907, so I feel the history of the area every time we visit him.. alw