23. Descriptions of the First Fort Vancouver
In post 22. A Tale of Two Forts, I talked a little about the 1825 Fort Vancouver. Here is some additional information about the first Fort Vancouver. The image above…
22. Fort Vancouver: A Tale of Two Forts
As you will know from previous blog posts, Fort Vancouver was a British fur trade post founded by the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) in 1825. There were two Fort Vancouvers:…
21. Fort Vancouver
I’ve written a lot about Fort Vancouver on this blog, but what is the deal with it anyway? Fort Vancouver was a British fur trade post from 1825-1860 in what…
18. What were fur trade forts for?
People often ask if Fort Vancouver was a military fort. As you have likely learned from previous posts on this blog, Fort Vancouver was in fact a fur trade post.…
13. Animals of the North American Fur Trade
Animals desirable for their pelts during the North American fur trade era included, among others, mink, otter, lynx, fox, muskrat, deer, raccoon, and the highly-valued beaver. Beaver fur was especially popular…
12. The North American Fur Trade
You may have heard of the “fur trade,” but perhaps never learned about it much in school or about its significance to the present day. The fur trade was a…