Fort George

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Fort George was a historic fur-trading post and strategic outpost at the mouth of the Columbia River, later forming the nucleus of present-day Astoria, Oregon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fur trading post
historic fort
associatedWith War of 1812
builtBy Pacific Fur Company
capturedBy British forces
capturedDuring War of 1812
constructionStarted 1811
controlledBy Hudson's Bay Company
North West Company
Pacific Fur Company
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates
country United States
currentCondition no longer standing as original fort
economicActivity maritime fur trade
overland fur trade
era early 19th century
formedNucleusOf Astoria, Oregon
foundedBy John Jacob Astor
Pacific Fur Company
foundingYear 1811
hasCommemorativeMarker yes
hasFormerName Fort Astoria
heritageStatus site commemorated within Astoria, Oregon
laterOwnedBy Hudson's Bay Company
locatedAtMouthOf Columbia River
locatedIn Astoria, Oregon
Clatsop County, Oregon
Oregon
United States
locatedOn north bank of the Columbia River
namedAfter King George III
nearbyIndigenousPeoples Chinookan peoples
Clatsop people
opened 1811
partOf Pacific Northwest fur trade network
region Pacific Northwest
relatedPlace Fort Astoria
Fort Vancouver
renamedBy North West Company
renamedInYear 1813
significance first permanent U.S. settlement on the Pacific coast north of California
strategicLocation mouth of the Columbia River
transportRoute Columbia River maritime trade route
usedFor fur trade
strategic military outpost

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Astoria, Oregon FortAstoriaRenamed Fort George
subject linked to: Astoria
Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company) hadMajorPost Fort George (Astoria)
linked to: Fort George
British Empire in the Pacific Northwest centeredOn Fort George (Astoria under British control)
linked to: Fort George
Fort Astoria renamedAs Fort George
Columbia District majorPost Fort George