page_title: Fort Umpqua
hierarchical_section_title: Fort Umpqua
caption_attribution_description: English: Fort Umpqua reproduction in progress. Near Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon
context_page_description: Fort Umpqua was a trading post built by the Hudson's Bay Company in the company's Columbia District, in what is now the U.S. state of Oregon. It was first established in 1832 and moved and rebuilt in 1836.
  Fort Umpqua was first established in 1832 at the confluence of Calapooya Creek and the Umpqua River. In 1836 it was moved and rebuilt on the south bank of the Umpqua River near the mouth of Elk Creek, at present-day Elkton, Oregon. The fort was intended to serve company's fur trade operations along the Umpqua River, Rogue River, and Klamath River.
  The United States Exploring Expedition under Charles Wilkes visited Fort Umpqua in 1841.
  On November 15, 1851, a fire destroyed Fort Umpqua. In 1854 the post was closed for good.
context_section_description: Fort Umpqua was a trading post built by the Hudson's Bay Company in the company's Columbia District (or Oregon Country), in what is now the U.S. state of Oregon. It was first established in 1832 and moved and rebuilt in 1836.
  Fort Umpqua was first established in 1832 at the confluence of Calapooya Creek and the Umpqua River. In 1836 it was moved and rebuilt on the south bank of the Umpqua River near the mouth of Elk Creek, at present-day Elkton, Oregon. The fort was intended to serve company's fur trade operations along the Umpqua River, Rogue River, and Klamath River.
  The United States Exploring Expedition under Charles Wilkes visited Fort Umpqua in 1841.
  On November 15, 1851, a fire destroyed Fort Umpqua. In 1854 the post was closed for good.
caption: Reproduction of Fort Umpqua Under Construction September 2008
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