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Fort Vancouver
Fort Vancouver
was a 19th-century
fur trading
outpost along the
Columbia River
that served as the headquarters of the
Hudson's Bay Company
's
Columbia Department
, located in the
Oregon Country
. Named for Captain
George Vancouver
, the fort was located on the northern bank of the
Columbia River
in present-day
Vancouver, Washington
. Today, a full-scale replica of the fort, with internal buildings, has been constructed and is open to the public as
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
.
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