October
15, 2005
Another feature of
Point
Defiance Park, is the historical Fort Nisqually. Tim and
I took a brief tour of this carefully reconstructed historical
site. It was established by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1833
and "served by Scottish gentlemen, Native Americans,
Kanakas (Hawaiians), French-Canadians, West Indians, Englishmen
and American settlers. Gradually, Fort Nisqually grew from a
remote outpost to a major international trading establishment."
The rest
of the history of the Fort is to be found here.
I particularly like the dedication of this memorial "to
the servants of the "Honorable Company of Gentlemen out
of Hudson's Bay" who risked their hides for skins in the
Pacific Northwest."
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