Fort George

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Fort George was a former settlement and trading post that became the historic core around which the modern city of Prince George, British Columbia, developed.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic settlement
trading post
associatedWithEthnicGroup Lheidli T’enneh First Nation NERFINISHED
coreOf modern city of Prince George, British Columbia
country Canada
currentStatus absorbed into urban fabric of Prince George
economyBasedOn fur trade
river transportation
hasCategory fur trade forts in Canada
ghost town sites in British Columbia
neighbourhoods in Prince George, British Columbia
hasHeritageStatus historic core of Prince George
hasHistoricalRole fur trade post
settler community nucleus
transportation hub on Fraser River
hasNearbySettlement Central Fort George NERFINISHED
South Fort George NERFINISHED
hasToponymType former settlement name
influencedBy expansion of Canadian railway network
integratedInto City of Prince George NERFINISHED
languageOfName English
locatedAtConfluenceOf Fraser River and Nechako River NERFINISHED
locatedIn Prince George, British Columbia NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory British Columbia NERFINISHED
locatedInTime pre-20th century
locatedOnWaterbody Fraser River NERFINISHED
Nechako River NERFINISHED
namedAfter King George III of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf Northern Interior of British Columbia NERFINISHED
precededBy Indigenous settlements in the area
region Central Interior of British Columbia NERFINISHED
replacedBy urban development of Prince George
significantEvent development of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway nearby
timePeriod late 19th century to early 20th century
transportMode canoe traffic
river steamers
usedFor fur trading
missionary activity vicinity
supply depot

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Prince George, British Columbia, Canada precededBy Fort George
subject surface form: Prince George, British Columbia