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.

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Surface form Occurrences
Fort George (Astoria) 1

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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

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Astoria FortAstoriaRenamed Fort George
subject surface form: Astoria, Oregon
Columbia District (by the Hudson's Bay Company) hadMajorPost Fort George
subject surface form: Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company)
this entity surface form: Fort George (Astoria)