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The S.S.Beaver sails to the Columbia River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 17, 2024 Hudson's Bay Company, London Ship
The S.S.Beaver sails to the Columbia River

In 1836, the S.S. Beaver sails east from the Sandwich Islands to the mouth of the Columbia River and, eventually, Fort Vancouver, the HBC headquarters on the Pacific Slopes. Here…

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Fort Durham rises

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 15, 2022 "Headquarters", Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Durham rises

And so, in this blogpost, the HBC men under Chief Factor James Douglas have finally found a good location for Fort Durham, which would become the northernmost HBC post on…

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