A lit walkway illuminates this photo of Cannon Beach, Oregon at dawn , looking north towards Ecola State Park
The beautiful seaside town of Cannon Beach, Oregon in Clatsop county at dawn. The town was originally named Elk Creek by Lewis and Clark. In 1846, a cannon from the US Navy schooner Shark washed ashore just north of Arch Cape, a few miles south of the community. The schooner hit land while attempting to cross the Columbia Bar, also known as the "Graveyard of the Pacific." The cannon, rediscovered in 1898, eventually inspired a name change for the growing community. In 1922, Elk Creek was redubbed Cannon Beach (after the name of the beach that extends south of Ecola Creek for 8 miles (13 km), ending at Arch Cape) at the insistence of the Post Office Department because the name was frequently confused with Eola. Cannon Beach is a frequented tour destination due to the geological formation "Haystack Rock" which sits just off the beach in the Pacific Ocean.
Size: 4000px × 6016px
Location: Cannon Beach, Clatsop County, Oregon, United States
Photo credit: © Jackie Warinner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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