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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1847-1869) - A [[Hudson's Bay Company]] Fort and trading post established in 1847 at the present day town of Fort Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1847-1869) - A [[Hudson's Bay Company]] Fort and trading post established in 1847 at the present day town of Fort Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. Claimed by the Americans in 1869 and thereafter operated by [[Parrot and Company]]. | ||
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The post had three large log buildings for the traders surrounded by a 100' square stockade. Each corner of the stockade had a fortified blockhouse. | The post had three large log buildings for the traders surrounded by a 100' square stockade. Each corner of the stockade had a fortified blockhouse. | ||
The post was actually built in Russian territory but the area is so remote that the Russians did not discover that until after they had sold Alaska to the United States in 1867. In 1869 Captain [[Charles W. Raymond]] {{Cullum|2047}} surveyed the site and determined that it was actually on American soil. On 9 Aug 1869 Captain Raymond raised the American flag over the post, claimed it for the U.S. and gave notice to the HBC to vacate the post. | The post was actually built in Russian territory but the area is so remote that the Russians did not discover that until after they had sold Alaska to the United States in 1867. In 1869, U.S. Army Captain [[Charles W. Raymond]] {{Cullum|2047}} surveyed the site and determined that it was actually on American soil. On 9 Aug 1869 Captain Raymond raised the American flag over the post, claimed it for the U.S. and gave notice to the HBC to vacate the post. Because it was late in the season, the HBC remained at the post until the next spring but no fur trading was permitted. | ||
The fort was dual occupied for the winter of 1869-1870 by the HBC and Parrot and Company, the American company who would take over the post. Captain Raymond had also claimed the buildings on the post so the Americans had a ready made trading post. In November 1869 the HBC sent five men to construct the first [[Rampart House]], just over the border, as a replacement. The HBC relocated the post in the spring of 1870. | |||
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Fort Yukon (1) (1847-1869) - A Hudson's Bay Company Fort and trading post established in 1847 at the present day town of Fort Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. Claimed by the Americans in 1869 and thereafter operated by Parrot and Company. History of Fort YukonA fur trading post and fort established by Alexander Hunter Murray of the Hudson's Bay Company, on 25 June 1847. The post had three large log buildings for the traders surrounded by a 100' square stockade. Each corner of the stockade had a fortified blockhouse. The post was actually built in Russian territory but the area is so remote that the Russians did not discover that until after they had sold Alaska to the United States in 1867. In 1869, U.S. Army Captain Charles W. Raymond (Cullum 2047) surveyed the site and determined that it was actually on American soil. On 9 Aug 1869 Captain Raymond raised the American flag over the post, claimed it for the U.S. and gave notice to the HBC to vacate the post. Because it was late in the season, the HBC remained at the post until the next spring but no fur trading was permitted. The fort was dual occupied for the winter of 1869-1870 by the HBC and Parrot and Company, the American company who would take over the post. Captain Raymond had also claimed the buildings on the post so the Americans had a ready made trading post. In November 1869 the HBC sent five men to construct the first Rampart House, just over the border, as a replacement. The HBC relocated the post in the spring of 1870. Current StatusUnknown.
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