Fort Colvile
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Fort Colvile was a key 19th-century Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post and supply center in the Pacific Northwest, strategically located near the Columbia River.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hudson's Bay Company post
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fur trading post ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| architecturalType | palisaded trading post ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Indigenous peoples of the Columbia River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fur traders ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalContext | contact zone between Europeans and Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fish processing ⓘ fur collection ⓘ |
| economicRole |
regional trading hub
ⓘ
supply base for Hudson's Bay Company brigades ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
collection point for furs from interior posts
ⓘ
distribution point for trade goods ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | upper Columbia River basin ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationRole | key post in Hudson's Bay Company network ⓘ |
| historicalEra | fur trade era ⓘ |
| laterPoliticalContext | area later became part of the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Columbia District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ present-day Washington state ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kettle Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Andrew Colvile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Kettle Falls fishery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1825 ⓘ |
| operator | Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hudson's Bay Company Columbia Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatusAtFounding | British-controlled fur trade territory ⓘ |
| purpose |
fur trade
ⓘ
supply center ⓘ |
| region | Inland Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Spokane House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion | interior Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major interior depot on Columbia River ⓘ |
| supplyRole |
provisioning New Caledonia posts
ⓘ
provisioning other Columbia District posts ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
agricultural products
ⓘ
furs ⓘ salmon ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork | Pacific Northwest fur trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRoute | Columbia River waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural production
ⓘ
food supply for other posts ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Columbia District (Hudson's Bay Company)