Astoria Marine Construction Company Historic District | |
Location | Clatsop County, Oregon, US |
---|---|
Nearest city | Astoria, Oregon |
Coordinates | 46°08′41″N 123°51′45″W / 46.144722°N 123.862500°W |
Area | 7.2 acres (2.9 ha) |
Built | 1929 |
NRHP reference No. | 13001058 |
Added to NRHP | January 8, 2014 |
Astoria Marine Construction (AMCCO) was founded as Astoria Shipbuilding by Joe Dyer is 1929 in Jeffers Gardens of Astoria, Oregon. Joe Dyer's father was a pioneer of early Astoria and operated a family sawmill. Joe Dyer started by building wooden fishing boats at his shipyard. Then added wooden pleasure craft to his product line. Joe Dyer designed and built Columbia River One Design (CROD) boats and boats for the United States Navy.[1] The shipyard was on the east bank of the Lewis and Clark River and the Jeffers Slough.[2] Due to its historical importance the site is on the National Register of Historic Places in Clatsop County, Oregon.[3][4] Astoria Marine Construction shipyard closed in 2013.[2]