Fort Vancouver (The Oregon Country)

Fort Vancouver was a 19th Century fur trade outpost owned by the Hudson's Bay Company along the northern banks of the Columbia River that served as the headquarters of the Columbia District. As of 1818, the fort was agreed to be jointly held by the US and Britain. After the founding of the Republic of Oregon in 1846, it served as the capital of the Republic as the city of Vancouver grew up around it. The capital was moved to the city in 1857, and in 1865 the fort was merged with the city of Vancouver. Today it is operated as a historic site by the Oregon National Committee of Historic Places.