  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, near portland, oregon. 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. == history == thumb|fort vancouver in 1845 ===joint occupation=== the outpost was established in the winter of 1824â1825. at that time, the region known as the columbia district of the hudson's bay company, and increasingly as the oregon country to americans, was jointly occupied by the united states and britain; a situation agreed to in the anglo-american convention of 1818. british interests were represented by the hudson's bay company, which had exclusive trading rights to most of the land that is now western canada. to protect their interests north of the columbia river, they sought to set up a headquarters somewhere along the northern bank that would secure the area and act as the hub for their fur trading in the pacific northwest; replacing fort george (fort astoria) in that capacity as it was on the river's south bank and not as convenient to the inland trade. thumb|hudson's bay company flag sir george simpson was instrumental in establishing the fort, and dr. john mcloughlin was its first chief factor (manager); a position he held for nearly 22 years. online at google books james douglas spent nineteen years in fort vancouver; serving as chief accountant until 1834 when he w
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