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John McTavish brings news of war to Spokane House in mid-November 1812.

In mid-November, 1812, John G. McTavish (ca. 1778-1847) of the North West Company brings news of the outbreak of War of 1812 to Spokane House (near present-day Spokane). This is the first knowledge of...

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During the War of 1812, a North West Company vessel carrying supplies departs eastern Canada for the Columbia River on March 25, 1813.

March 25, 1813, the ship Isaac Todd, owned by the North West Company of Montreal, departs Portsmouth en route to the Columbia River with supplies for the company's fur trading posts in the Northwest. ...

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American fur trader John Clarke vows on June 1, 1813, to hang a Palus Indian for stealing a goblet.

On June 1, 1813, near the mouth of the Palouse River, Astorian John Clarke (1781-1852) vows to hang a Palus Indian for stealing a goblet.

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American fur traders of Pacific Fur Company agree to sell their properties to rival North West Company on October 16, 1813.

On October 16, 1813, facing an uncertain future due to the War of 1812, Pacific Fur Company agents, known as Astorians after company principal John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), meet at Fort Astoria and ag...

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Three North West Company men arrive by canoe at mouth of Columbia River on November 15, 1813.

On November 15, 1813, North West Company partners Alexander Henry the Younger (d. 1814), Alexander Stewart (sometimes spelled Stuart) (ca. 1780-1840), and clerk James Keith (1782-1851) arrive at the m...

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British warship HMS Racoon, with orders to seize American property, enters Columbia River on November 30, 1813.

On November 30, 1813, in the midst of the War of 1812, HMS ship Racoon arrives on the Columbia River with orders from the British Admiralty to seize all American property on the river and along the co...

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During the War of 1812, Captain William Black claims possession of the Columbia River drainage for Great Britain on December 13, 1813.

On December 13, 1813, in the midst of the War of 1812, Captain William Black of the Royal Navy takes possession of the Columbia River drainage for Great Britain and changes the name of Fort Astoria to...

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The North West Company takes possession of Fort Okanogan on December 15, 1813.

On December 15, 1813, representatives of the North West Company of Montreal officially take possession of Fort Okanogan from the Pacific Fur Company of New York. Alexander Ross (1783-1856), a clerk em...

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Royal Navy vessel HMS Racoon departs the Columbia River after taking possession for Great Britain on December 31, 1813.

On December 31, 1813, in the midst of the War of 1812, the Royal Navy warship HMS Racoon departs the Columbia River after taking possession of the region for Great Britain. During a month anchored at ...

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North West Company builds Fort Nez Perces on future site of Wallula in 1818.

In 1818, the North West Company builds Fort Nez Perces (sometimes written "Fort Nez Perce") on the Columbia River at the mouth of the Walla Walla River. The North West Company competes with the Hudson...

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Great Britain and the United States sign the Treaty of Joint Occupation of Oregon on October 20, 1818.

On October 20, 1818, in order to improve relations in the wake of the War of 1812, Great Britain and the United States agree to peaceful coexistence in the Pacific Northwest by signing the Convention ...

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Walla Walla Frenchtown is established about 1824.

Around 1824, the Walla Walla Frenchtown is established near the mouth of the Walla Walla River. The community is associated with the Hudson's Bay Company post first built by the French Canadian Northw...

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George Simpson, Hudson's Bay Company governor, visits Spokane House on October 28, 1824.

On October 28, 1824, George Simpson (ca. 1787-1860), a Hudson's Bay Company official, arrives at the company's Spokane House fur-trading post (located not far from where the city of Spokane will later...

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Kitsap of the Suquamish defeats Cowichan raiders at Dungeness Spit in 1825.

In 1825, Suquamish Chief Kitsap (d. 1860) defeats a force of Cowichan raiders on Dungeness Spit. The Cowichans as well as other tribes of Vancouver Island and the Northwest Coast routinely attack Nati...

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Hudson's Bay Company opens Fort Vancouver on March 19, 1825.

On March 19, 1825, the Hudson's Bay Company opens Fort Vancouver on a bluff above the north bank of the Columbia River where the city of Vancouver, Clark County, is now located. For the next 20 years,...

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David Douglas arrives at Fort Vancouver to begin two years of botanical exploration on April 20, 1825.

On April 20, 1825, David Douglas (1799-1834) arrives at Fort Vancouver, the Hudson's Bay Company's new Columbia River headquarters, in the company of chief factor Dr. John McLoughlin (1784-1857). The ...

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Hudson's Bay Company begins constructing Fort Colvile near Kettle Falls in early August 1825.

In early August 1825, the Hudson's Bay Company begins constructing Fort Colvile as a trading post. Fort Colvile is located at the upper end of the two-mile portage around Kettle Falls on the Columbia ...

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David Douglas makes the first recorded ascent of the Cascade Mountains above the Columbia River Gorge in September 1825.

On September 3, 1825, exploring naturalist David Douglas (1799-1834) sets out from an Upper Chinookan village at the Cascades of the Columbia River to climb the mountain ridges above the Cascades in p...

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Spokane House, first fur-trading post constructed in the future state of Washington, is closed on April 7, 1826.

On April 7, 1826, Spokane House, which was built in 1810 by the North West Company of Montreal, is officially closed. The first trade house constructed in what will later become the state of Washingto...

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David Douglas visits Jaco Finlay at old Spokane House in May 1826.

In May 1826, Scottish botanist David Douglas (1799-1834) is guided south through the Colville Valley by two sons of retired fur trader Jacques Raphael "Jaco" Finlay (1768-1828), the founder of Spokane...

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Jaco Finlay dies in May 1828.

In May 1828, Jacques Raphael ("Jaco") Finlay (1768-1828), dies at Spokane House, which he established in 1810, at the confluence of the Spokane and Little Spokane rivers, as the first fur-trading post...

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Hudson's Bay Company builds Fort Nisqually in spring 1833.

In the spring of 1833, the Hudson's Bay Company begins work on Fort Nisqually. The HBC crew uses cedar to build houses, a store, and protective walls. They also farm the surrounding lands planting veg...

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Earthquake shakes Puget Sound on June 29, 1833.

On June 29, 1833, an earthquake shakes the Puget Sound region. William Tolmie (1812-1886), the young Hudson's Bay Company doctor recently left temporarily in charge of Fort Ni...

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First Japanese known to reach the future Washington state arrive in January 1834.

Sometime in January 1834, three young Japanese sailors run aground on the Olympic Peninsula in a disabled ship. They are inadvertent travelers, blown off course by a storm, then carried by ocean curre...

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