Fort William (Oregon)
1834 establishments in Oregon CountryForts in OregonFur tradeHistory of Portland, OregonOregon Country ... and 2 more
Pre-statehood history of OregonSauvie Island
Fort William was a fur trading outpost built in 1834 by the American Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth, a Boston merchant, backed by American investors. It was located on the Columbia River on Wappatoo Island near the future Portland, Oregon. After a few years, in 1837 Wyeth sold the post to the British Hudson's Bay Company, which had much more power in the region from its base at Fort Vancouver on the north side of the Columbia River near Fort William. In 1835, the fort settlement was the site of a murder and the first European American trial to be held in what is now the state of Oregon.
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Northwest Reeder Road, Portland
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| N 45.653888888889 ° | E -122.83 ° |
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Northwest Reeder Road 18205
97231 Portland
Oregon, United States
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