Events & Opportunities
July 12, 2025
Oregon Canneries and the Struggle for the American Dream
The Oregon Maritime Museum will present a program on Oregon fish canneries and their impacts on costal communities. The first cannery on the Columbia River was established by brothers William and George Hume and their partner, Andrew Hapgood, in 1866. Less than twenty years later, there were fifty-five canneries along the Columbia. The Pacific salmon fishery was one of the most valuable in the world—in 1883 the canneries packed more than 30 million cans of salmon. Join educator Julia Triezenberg as she discusses the history of Columbia River canneries, their impact on North Oregon coast communities, and the legacy they leave behind.
This event is made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.
2:00 p.m., Scappoose Public Library, Scappoose