Fort Astoria
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Fort Astoria was an early 19th-century Pacific Northwest fur trading post established by John Jacob Astor’s Pacific Fur Company, considered the first permanent U.S. settlement on the Pacific coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Astoria canonical | 2 |
| Astoria trading post | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former fort
ⓘ
fur trading post ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American expansion to the Pacific
ⓘ
Astor Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ Maritime fur trade ⓘ Overland fur trade routes ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1811 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse | commemorative historical site ⓘ |
| fortificationType | palisaded fort ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
John Jacob Astor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Fur Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
Early American presence in the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
First permanent U.S. settlement on the Pacific coast ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dwellings
ⓘ
palisade walls ⓘ storehouses ⓘ trading house ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| inception | 1811 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Astoria, Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clatsop County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mouth of the Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Jacob Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Pacific Fur Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American fur trade
ⓘ
Pacific Fur Company network ⓘ |
| politicalStatusChange |
Restored to U.S. sovereignty after War of 1812
ⓘ
Transferred to British control during War of 1812 ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Fort George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Town of Astoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Arrival of the ship Tonquin in 1811
ⓘ
Overland arrival of Astor expedition members in 1812 ⓘ Renamed Fort George under British control ⓘ Sale to North West Company in 1813 ⓘ |
| soldTo | North West Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
fur trade
ⓘ
trading post ⓘ |
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Astoria trading post