Forts in Oregon - Fort Astoria, Fort Harney, Camp Warner, Camp Abbot, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Fort Clatsop, Fort William (Paperback)

Chapters: Fort Astoria, Fort Harney, Camp Warner, Camp Abbot, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Fort Clatsop, Fort William, Fort Yamhill, Fort Dalles, Fort Hoskins, Fort Stevens, Fort Umpqua, Fort Klamath. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 70. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Fort Astoria - The fort was founded in March 1811 when officers and employees of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company, controlled by Americans, arrived via Captain Jonathan Thorn's ship, Tonquin. By the end of May, they had completed a fort, built with bark-covered logs enclosing a stockade, with guns mounted for defense. In 1811 the Tonquin carried 12 Native Hawaiian laborers from the islands, including Naukane (also known as John Coxe). In 1812 it transported another 26 laborers to Astoria from Hawaii. By the time an overland party joined them in February 1812, they had constructed a trading store, a blacksmith's shop, a house, and a storage shed for pelts acquired from trapping or trading with the local Native Americans. The traders arranged cannons around the perimeter for defense. The post was to serve as an administrative center for various satellite forts such as Fort Okanogan. In 1811 British explorer David Thompson navigated the entire length of the Columbia River. He reached the partially constructed Fort Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia, two months after the Pacific Fur Company's ship Tonquin. Two of the notable founders were Alexander MacKay and Alexander Ross from Canada, who had previously been with the North West Company. Mackay died in the 1812 battle with natives that destroyed the Tonquin near Vancouver Island. In 1813 Ross joined the North West Company after they acquired Fort Astoria. The inhabitants of the fort differed greatly in background and position, and were structured into...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=96451