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Fort Yale, B. Columbia.

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Date

1864

Artist

Frederick Whymper (1838-1901)

Collection

Royal BC Museum

Image Link

https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/fort-yale-b-columbia

Description

Part of Archives paintings, drawings, and prints collection

Image Licence

All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Courtesy of Royal BC Museum

Location

Yale, British Columbia, Canada

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Trees
Rivers
Mountains

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

Fort Yale (1848-1849, 1864-1868) - A Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) trading post/fort first established in 1848 at the head of navigation on the Fraser River. The fort was the foundation for the town of Yale. Named for James Murray Yale, Chief Factor of the Columbia District at Fort Langley. The fort was abandoned in 1849 but reestablished in 1864 and abandoned in 1868.

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