Fort William
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Fort William (1834-1836) - First established in the fall of 1834 at Warrier Point on Sauvies Island, Oregon, by Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth as one of the Pacific Trading Company forts. It was later moved South on the Island opposite the Logie Trail through the Tualatin Valley. The Fort was abandoned in 1836.
Current Status
Unknown.
Location: Sauvie Island, Columbia River, Oregon. Map location not precise.
Lat: 45.67727 Long: -122.86646 Elevation: 10' Bing, Google
GPS Locations:
45.67727, -122.86646
Sources:
- Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
- McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, page 374
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Fortification ID:
- OR0190 - Fort William (Oregon)
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Fort William, Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads,