Knappa

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="040c8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> <B>The area exhibits a strong northern European flavor dating from the days when experienced loggers and mill hands came from Europe to work in the great northwest forests. </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Small Town Oregon</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>  |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Small Town Oregon"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Clatskanie"><U>Clatskanie</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id106.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Columbia City"><U>Columbia City</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id264.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Deer Island"><U>Deer Island</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id559.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Goble"><U>Goble</U></A>   |   <B>Knappa</B>   |   <A HREF="id201.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prescott"><U>Prescott</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id202.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rainier"><U>Rainier</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id212.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scappose"><U>Scappose</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id237.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vernonia"><U>Vernonia</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id275.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Westport"><U>Westport</U></A></div> <div> Knappa</div> <div>     <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Bookman Old Style" > Knappa is more of an area than a town so you will not find a street map.  The area exhibits a strong northern European flavor dating from the days when experienced loggers and mill hands came from Europe to work in the great northwest forests.</FONT>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Bookman Old Style" >They used to have a post office here, but the government shut it down in 1943.  The local school district still bears the Knappa name. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.mapquest.com/mq/1-eHvd8gzDB_ZDKK6w" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mapquest.com/mq/1-eHvd8gzDB_Z"><U><B>Area Map</B></U></A><B>  Zoom for street level map.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0b380e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> We photographed this great <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Canyonville"><U>Bald Eagle</U></A> just before it dropped into Brownsmead slough to spear a fish.  Such high drama</div> <div>  was not possible only a few years ago.  Eagles are now a fairly common sight along the Columbia river.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0b480e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The eagles are doing okay in Brownsmeade but the going is  still tough for people. </div> </td> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> .</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>