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Anglo-Saxon version of the
name is considered a loca-
tional surname that refers
to Flyford Flavell, a village
in Worcestershire, England,
though the name is now
more commonly associated
with the Irish.
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By RYAN HUME
Flavel
[fl ə•vɛl]
noun
1. Surname of one of
the most prominent and
wealthy families in early
Astoria. Capt. George Flavel
arrived at the mouth of the
Columbia River in the win-
ter of 1849 and amassed a
large fortune by creating a
virtual monopoly through
his bar piloting enterprise
as well as his other business
ventures, which included
banking and real estate.
Remembered for his eff orts
to develop the canning
and shipping industries
in the area, he was one of
the region’s fi rst million-
aires. His last descendants,
siblings Harry and Mary
Louise Flavel, abruptly fl ed
Astoria in 1990 after Harry
was found guilty of assault
in the stabbing of Alec
Josephson. They left in their
wake a number of aban-
doned properties, both
residential and commercial,
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The town of Flavel was the site of the Flavel Hotel. Passengers
came to stay at the hotel while waiting to board steamships
bound for San Francisco.
as well as liens and unpaid
bills, many of which are still
being fi gured out today.
2. Flavel House: Capt.
George Flavel built this
11,600-square-foot, Queen
Anne-style mansion on the
corner of 8th and Duane
streets in downtown Asto-
ria as his retirement home
in 1886 for a reported
$36,000. The home was do-
nated to the city of Astoria
by Patricia Jean Flavel in
1934. Listed on the National
Register of Historic Places
since 1951, the house is
owned and operated as a
museum by the Clatsop
County Historical Society.
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3. Flavel, Oregon (1896-
1918): The Flavel family
tried to launch this epon-
ymous port town near
Hammond at Tansy Point in
an eff ort to rival other West
Coast ports, such as Astoria,
Seattle and San Francisco.
Sold as “the terminus on
the hill,” “where river, rail
and ocean meet,” a number
of docks were built as well
as the lavish three-story
Flavel Hotel, which in-
cluding a bowling alley,
swimming pool and tennis
court. Despite the family’s
connections and a massive
ad push, the town fl oun-
dered and was eventually
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annexed by Warrenton in
1918.
Origin:
Flavel is one of more
than 60 known variant
spellings of the Latin Fla-
vian, which means “yellow
hair” and can be traced
back to the Roman Empire.
It is thought to have arrived
in the British Isles alongside
or shortly after William the
Conqueror landed with the
Normans in 1066, when
surnames were introduced
in Britain to aid in the
collection of taxes. The
“Life in Astoria was great, unless
you were a Flavel.”
—Mary Louise Flavel, as
interviewed by Chelsea Gorrow, “Mary
Louise Flavel Found,” The Daily Astori-
an, Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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This page from The Sunday Oregonian on Oct. 18, 1914 boast-
ed an ad for the town of Flavel near Warrenton and Astoria.
“Captain Flavel’s death, which
occurred late Monday night, though
expected, was a severe shock to the
community in which he has lived for
many years. He died in great agony,
his strength fi ghting off the inevita-
ble to the last moment. For the last
four years the captain has led a very
quiet life…. The Flavel rent roll is
the heaviest in the city. He owned
60 lots in the business center and
never sold one of them. His Tansey
Point tract, consisting of 1760 acres,
purchased by him for $40,000, he
sold last fall for $360,000…. He
is assessed here for $252,000, and
altogether his possessions, at a low
valuation, total considerably over
$1,000,000…. His death will be
greatly regretted in every part of the
country.”
—“The Death of Captain Flavel,”
The Dalles Weekly Chronicle, Friday,
July 7, 1893, P. 2
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