Page "Clatsop County, Oregon" Paragraph 19

In 1975, Clatsop County commissioners considered seceding from Oregon, and become a part of Washington.

The movement was based on disagreements residents of the county had with then-Oregon Governor Bob Straub.

The movement was created after Alumax Corporation changed their plans of building a plant in the county.

Some residents, including two county commissioners, blamed the Oregon Governor for the movement of the plant.

Then-Washington Governor Daniel J. Evans said the county was not welcome in the state of Washington.

Clatsop County commissioners later abandoned the idea.