Rocky Mountain Fur Company

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Fur trading company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Ashley-Henry_Fur_Company
gptkbp:ceased_operations	Changing fashion trends Competition from larger companies Decline in beaver populations
gptkbp:competitor	gptkb:Missouri_Fur_Company gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company gptkb:American_Fur_Company
gptkbp:dissolved	1834
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Andrew_Henry gptkb:William_Henry_Ashley
gptkbp:foundedYear	1822
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	Contributed to exploration of the American West Pioneered the mountain man rendezvous system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Rocky Mountain Fur Company
gptkbp:industry	Fur trade
gptkbp:notableEmployee	gptkb:David_Edward_Jackson gptkb:Jedediah_Smith gptkb:Thomas_Fitzpatrick gptkb:Hugh_Glass gptkb:Jim_Bridger gptkb:James_Beckwourth gptkb:Kit_Carson gptkb:John_S._Smith gptkb:Milton_Sublette gptkb:William_Sublette gptkb:Etienne_Provost gptkb:Jim_Clyman
gptkbp:notableEvent	Helped open the West to American expansion Organized the first rendezvous in 1825 Participated in the beaver fur trade
gptkbp:operatesIn	gptkb:Rocky_Mountains gptkb:Upper_Missouri_River
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hiram_Scott gptkb:Jedediah_Smith gptkb:American_Fur_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6