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Fort George Brewery and Public House opened in March 2007 [8] on the site of the oldest American settlement on the U.S. west coast, Fort Astoria (also known as Fort George). [9] The Fort George Building, previously an auto dealership and repair shop built in 1922, [10] still houses the brewery's original 8.5-barrel brewhouse. In 2010, Fort ...
Astoria Opened in 1925 amid reconstruction after Astoria's fire of 1922 , this theater and commercial building symbolized the city's rebirth. Its Italian Renaissance style was unique in Astoria, and the auditorium features a set of 12 mural -style paintings depicting Venetian canal scenes by local artist Joseph Knowles .
The Montreal-based North West Company (NWC) bought out the assets of the PFC in 1813, including Fort Astoria. They renamed it Fort George and utilized it as the headquarters of its most western operations, primarily based along the Columbia. In 1821, the Hudson's Bay Company incorporated Fort George into its collection of posts after absorbing ...
On 30 November HMS Racoon arrived at the Columbia River and in honor of George III of the United Kingdom, Fort Astoria was renamed Fort George. [20] After the forced merger in 1821 of the North West Company into their long time rivals, the Hudson's Bay Company , in a short time the HBC controlled the majority of the fur trade across the Pacific ...
Fort George was constructed after 1746's Battle of Culloden, when Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobite forces were defeated by a government army.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition stayed for the winter of 1805–06 in the area, establishing Fort Clatsop as one of the earliest American structures on the west coast of North America. Astoria, Oregon's oldest settlement, was established as a fur trading post in 1811 and named after John Jacob Astor.
George Simpson, the Governor of Hudson's Bay Company, visited the Columbia District in 1824–25, journeying from York Factory. With the help of John Rowand, the Chief Factor at Fort Edmonton, George Simpson investigated a quicker route than previously used, following the Saskatchewan River and crossing the mountains at Athabasca Pass. This ...
1985 – Oregon Legislature legalized brewpubs. [6] According to a 2014 report by the Beer Institute, Oregon had 208 breweries, a number exceeded by only three states – California (with 509 breweries), Washington (251), and Colorado (217). [7] As of July 2015, Oregon was home to 234 brewing facilities operated by 194 brewing companies. [8]