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Fort Astoria
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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1811/03/00 American Fur Company Trading Post Fort Astoria is established at the entrance of the Columbia River. The first American-owned settlement on the Pacific coast.
1812/01/18 Donald McKenzie (explorer) Explorer After canoeing down the Salmon and Clearwater rivers, then the lower Snake and Columbia rivers, Donald Mackenzie and eleven Pacific Fur Company employees reach Fort Astoria. Astor Expedition
1813/00/00 North West Company Owner The North West Company buys out the assets of the Pacific Fur Company, including Fort Astoria. They renamed it Fort George and utilized it as the headquarters of its most western operations, primarily based along the Columbia.
1821/00/00 Hudson's Bay Company Owner Hudson's Bay Company incorporates Fort George into its operations after taking over the NWC. Fort George was abandoned in 1825, but the arrival of American naval merchants on the Columbia necessitated the reopening of Fort George by the HBC.

Data »

Particulars for Fort Astoria:
Historic Use Camp
Area of Significance Commerce
Structure Type Fortification
Criteria Historic Event
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Sight Category Site



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 66000639
Resource Type:
Owner: Local
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, National Landmark boundary approved
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Commerce
Applicable Criteria: Event, Person
Period of Significance: 1800-1824
Significant Year: 1811, 1813
Associated People: Astor,John Jacob
Historic Function: Domestic, Defense
Historic Sub-Function: Camp, Fortification
Current Function: Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Park

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