15 June 2017
We traveled to the historic site in rainy conditions
that would increase as the day wore on.
Fort Vancouver was a trading post operated by the Hudson Bay Company
between 1824 and 1860. A treaty with the
United States allowed them to continue to operate even after the fort was
located within the territory of Oregon.
This operation was a powerful force in the trading business in the
region.
As you tour the fort, you will encounter reenactors
who will explain the operation of the fort and the trading business along with
information on the lives of the fort’s occupants and those who traded with
them. The explanations of how the trading business worked to the benefit of
both parties in the trade is remarkable in its apparent fairness to both
sides. The native Americans were smart
and careful traders. Perhaps the thing
that impressed me the most was the relative comfort of those who lived and
worked around the fort. It appears to be a truly professional operation for its
time. It was a very informative visit
and a must see for its history of the trading operations of the time period.
3 comments:
Vancouver! That's where I live. P.S. You can fill in Oregon and Washington on your map now. 😀
For some reason I haven't been getting notifications of your posts - I missed your whole trip west :-/ I sure hope you didn't go through Ottawa as I have a spot reserved for you in my laneway.
Fort Vancouver looks fascinating - I love re-enactment sites.
I'm always fascinated by life in these old forts.
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