Fort Nez Percés
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Fort Nez Percés (or Fort Nez Percé, with or without the acute accent), later known as (Old) 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.
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Fort Nez Percés | |
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Fur Trade Outpost | |
Constructed: | 1818 |
Company built: | North West Company |
Location: | Wallula, Washington |
Continent: | North America |
Later Ownership: | 1821, Hudson's Bay Company |
Abandoned: | 1857 |
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