Fort Victoria
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Fort Victoria was a 19th-century Hudson’s Bay Company trading post that developed into the principal settlement and administrative center on Vancouver Island, later becoming the core of the city of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fort
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Hudson's Bay Company trading post ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial expansion on the Pacific coast
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Hudson's Bay Company fur trade on the Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coreOf | city of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| developedInto |
administrative center on Vancouver Island
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city of Victoria ⓘ principal settlement on Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
British presence on the Pacific Northwest coast
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fur trade ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative center
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principal settlement on Vancouver Island ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| laterPoliticalEntity |
Colony of British Columbia
NERFINISHED
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Province of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
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Canada ⓘ Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | downtown Victoria ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Esquimalt Harbour
NERFINISHED
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Strait of Juan de Fuca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific coast of Canada ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| operator | Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hudson's Bay Company fur trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntityAtTimeOfFounding | Colony of Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fort Vancouver as main HBC base on the Pacific coast ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| significance |
became nucleus of the city of Victoria
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served as colonial administrative center on Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fur trading
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regional administration ⓘ supply depot ⓘ |
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