Fort George
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Fort George was a historic fur-trading post and strategic outpost at the mouth of the Columbia River, later forming the nucleus of present-day Astoria, Oregon.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort George (Astoria) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fur trading post
ⓘ
historic fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Pacific Fur Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | British forces ⓘ |
| capturedDuring | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1811 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Hudson's Bay Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North West Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Fur Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentCondition | no longer standing as original fort ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
maritime fur trade
ⓘ
overland fur trade ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| formedNucleusOf | Astoria, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
John Jacob Astor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Fur Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1811 ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeMarker | yes ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Fort Astoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site commemorated within Astoria, Oregon ⓘ |
| laterOwnedBy | Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Astoria, Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clatsop County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | north bank of the Columbia River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | King George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIndigenousPeoples |
Chinookan peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clatsop people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1811 ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Northwest fur trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Fort Astoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedBy | North West Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedInYear | 1813 ⓘ |
| significance | first permanent U.S. settlement on the Pacific coast north of California ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | mouth of the Columbia River ⓘ |
| transportRoute | Columbia River maritime trade route ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fur trade
ⓘ
strategic military outpost ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Astoria, Oregon
subject surface form:
Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company)
this entity surface form:
Fort George (Astoria)