Pacific Fur Company
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The Pacific Fur Company was an early 19th-century American fur-trading enterprise backed by John Jacob Astor that played a key role in the commercial and territorial expansion of the Pacific Northwest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bent, St. Vrain & Company | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
fur trading company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Astor Expedition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Astoria, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitor |
Hudson's Bay Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North West Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1813 ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America by Gabriel Franchère NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employed |
Alexander MacKay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald McKenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ Duncan McDougall NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabriel Franchère NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilson Price Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John Jacob Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedSettlement |
Astoria, Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Astoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | contributed to American territorial claims in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| inception | 1810 ⓘ |
| industry | fur trade ⓘ |
| mainRegionOfActivity |
Oregon Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritimePartyLeader | Jonathan Thorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | establishment of Fort Astoria ⓘ |
| operatedInTerritory |
Columbia River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlandPartyLeader | Wilson Price Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | John Jacob Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | American Fur Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
commercial expansion into the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
securing American presence in Oregon Country ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipUsed | Tonquin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
renaming of Fort Astoria to Fort George
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sale of Fort Astoria to the North West Company ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Chinookan peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRoute |
Columbia River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean maritime routes ⓘ |
| usedExpedition |
Astor overland expedition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonquin maritime expedition ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bent, St. Vrain & Company
subject surface form:
Astoria, Oregon