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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1811-1860)''' - Established as a [[Pacific Fur Company]] trading post in 1811. | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1811-1860)''' - Established as a [[Pacific Fur Company]] trading post in 1811. | ||
=={{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 [[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== | ||
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Revision as of 20:07, 24 September 2007
Fort Okanogan (1811-1860) - Established as a Pacific Fur Company trading post in 1811.
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.
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