Fort William

Fort William (HM25F5)

Location: Portland, OR 97231 Multnomah County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 40.06', W 122° 52.061'

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1835

Nathaniel J. Wyeth of Boston, Massachusetts began permanent American settlement of Oregon by building a fur trading and salmon packing post one-half mile east to rival the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. He guided the missionaries Jason and Daniel Lee to Oregon by the route later known as the Oregon Trail
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HM NumberHM25F5
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Year Placed1927
Placed ByHill Military Academy
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Date Added Saturday, February 10th, 2018 at 7:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 510306 N 5057132
Decimal Degrees45.66766667, -122.86768333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 40.06', W 122° 52.061'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 40' 3.6000000000001" N, 122° 52' 3.66" W
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Area Code(s)503
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 19622-20046 US-30, Portland OR 97231, US
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