Fort William 1835
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N 45° 40.057 W 122° 52.056
10T E 510313 N 5057127
Nathaniel J. Wyeth of Boston, Massachusetts began permanent American settlement of Oregon by building a fur trading and salmon packing post one-half mile east.
Waymark Code: WM352Y
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2008
Views: 63
According to the historical marker, Nathaniel J. Wyeth of Boston, Massachusetts began permanent American settlement of Oregon by building a fur trading and salmon packing post one-half mile east to rival the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. Erected by Hill Military Academy, Portland, Oregon 1927.
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