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{{ | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1811-1860)''' - Established as a [[:Category:Pacific Fur Company Forts|Pacific Fur Company]] trading post in 1811, Okanogan County, Washington. | ||
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=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
Originally a 16' x 20' log trading post on the Okanogan River .5 miles from it's mouth. The post was abandoned after the [[War of 1812]] and re-established by the [[:Category:Hudson's Bay Company Forts|Hudson's Bay Company]] in 1821. The fort was rebuilt in 1830 less than a mile away from the original location. The fort was completely abandoned in 1860. | Originally a 16' x 20' log trading post on the Okanogan River .5 miles from it's mouth. The post was abandoned after the [[War of 1812]] and re-established by the [[:Category:Hudson's Bay Company Forts|Hudson's Bay Company]] in 1821. The fort was rebuilt in 1830 less than a mile away from the original location. The fort was completely abandoned in 1860. | ||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
Fort Okanogan State Park, Okanogan County, Washington | |||
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'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' Fort Okanogan State Park, Okanogan County, Washington | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|48.100344|-119.678656}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|48.100344|-119.678656}} | ||
* Elevation: | * Elevation: 935' | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Hart}}, page 186 | |||
* {{Roberts}}, page 834-835 | |||
'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/wa2.html#okanogan North American Forts - Fort Okanogan] | |||
'''Visited:''' No | '''Visited:''' No | ||
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Revision as of 18:12, 7 June 2011
Fort Okanogan (1811-1860) - Established as a Pacific Fur Company trading post in 1811, Okanogan County, Washington.
Fort Okanogan History
Originally a 16' x 20' log trading post on the Okanogan River .5 miles from it's mouth. The post was abandoned after the War of 1812 and re-established by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1821. The fort was rebuilt in 1830 less than a mile away from the original location. The fort was completely abandoned in 1860.
Current Status
Fort Okanogan State Park, Okanogan County, Washington
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Location: Fort Okanogan State Park, Okanogan County, Washington Maps & Images Lat: 48.100344 Long: -119.678656 |
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 186
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 834-835
Links:
Visited: No
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