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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 ...
Now Fort George Brewery hosts the event, which draws hundreds of visitors and tour buses from Seattle. [ 45 ] Astoria is the western terminus of the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail , a 4,250-mile (6,840 km) coast-to-coast bicycle touring route created in 1976 by the Adventure Cycling Association .
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. [7] 2: John Jacob Astor Hotel
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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 ...
Fort George, New York, five different forts in various parts of New York State, built at various times; Fort George, Oregon, the new name for Fort Astoria after the North West Company purchased it from the Pacific Fur Company in 1813; Fort George, former name of Fort Wolcott on Goat Island, Rhode Island; Fort George (Virginia), a 1728 fort on ...
Fort William was the site of the first public trial, by European Americans, in Oregon. [6] In 1835, the post's gunsmith, Thomas J. Hubbard, attacked and killed the fort's tailor in an argument over a young Native girl. [7] [6] The naturalist John Kirk Townsend was appointed magistrate, although he was a friend of Hubbard's. [6]
Oregon Historical Quarterly. 42 (3). Portland, OR: Oregon Historical Society: 205– 207. ISSN 0030-4727. JSTOR 20611445. Franchère, Gabriel (1854). Narrative of a voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or, The first American settlement of the Pacific. Translated by Huntington, J. V.