June 18, 2007
June 18, 2007
In the afternoon we drive north across the Columbia River to Vancouver, WA. There we take an audio tour of historic Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. In the early nineteenth century the border between British Canada and the United States was heavily contested. The British Hudson Bay Company built Fort Vancouver here to push British dominion of the region and to exploit the fur trade opportunity. Since hostility was minimal, the fort was more of a commercial center than a military fortification. By the 1850 silk was replacing fur in men’s hats and British interest in the area declined. Also Oregon Trail pioneers were starting to pour into the area. As a result the US and Britain negotiated a truce that set the border further north ceding this fort to the US. The tour is mildly interesting. I do however learn a little about blacksmithing from a very knowledgeable demonstrator at the fort.
In the afternoon we drive north across the Columbia River to Vancouver, WA. There we take an audio tour of historic Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. In the early nineteenth century the border between British Canada and the United States was heavily contested. The British Hudson Bay Company built Fort Vancouver here to push British dominion of the region and to exploit the fur trade opportunity. Since hostility was minimal, the fort was more of a commercial center than a military fortification. By the 1850 silk was replacing fur in men’s hats and British interest in the area declined. Also Oregon Trail pioneers were starting to pour into the area. As a result the US and Britain negotiated a truce that set the border further north ceding this fort to the US. The tour is mildly interesting. I do however learn a little about blacksmithing from a very knowledgeable demonstrator at the fort.
We again spend the evening with Aimee’s cousin.
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