page_title: Fort Nez Percés
section_title: Hudson's Bay Company
hierarchical_section_title: Fort Nez Percés / Hudson's Bay Company
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Wallula Gap on the Columbia River in Washington State, U.S.A. Walla Walla River enters to the left. Looking down on former location of Fort Nez Percés. Taken July 8th, 2006, by the individual uploading it. All rights released. You are welcome to use in any way... Enjoy - Williamborg 03:27, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
context_page_description: Fort Nez Percés, later known as Fort Walla Walla, was a fortified fur trading post on the Columbia River on the territory of modern-day Wallula, Washington. Despite being named after the Nez Perce people, the fort was in the traditional lands of the Walla Walla. Founded in 1818 by the North-West Company, after 1821 it was run by the Hudson's Bay Company until its closure in 1857.
context_section_description: In 1821, the escalating conflicts between the competing North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company resulted in a forced merger of the two. The Hudson's Bay Company took over all the North West Company's operations, and administered them as the Columbia District. Fort Nez Percés remained an important HBC fur trade post and base for beaver hunting expeditions, as well as an important stop on the twice annual York Factory Express trade route to London via Hudson Bay. The Fort, along with other HBC forts on the western end of the Oregon Trail route, including Fort Vancouver near its terminus in the Willamette Valley; all gave substantial and often desperately needed aid to the early American Oregon Trail pioneers.
caption: Looking down on location of Fort Nez Percés, as seen in 2006.
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