See High White in this journal.
Related material:
The Astoria Column
on Coxcomb Hill,
Astoria, Oregon
See also a tale from today's Daily Astorian
(click the AP link in Parks and Recreation) and…
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"McArthur and McArthur in Oregon Geographic Names (2003, Oregon Historical Society) states: '… Coxcomb Hill, Clatsop. This is the summit of the ridge south of Astoria, between the Columbia River and Youngs Bay. The compiler has been unable to learn who first applied the name. The spelling used is the customary form applied to court fools and jesters who wore an imitation coxcomb, and were frequently called coxcombs. …'" |