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Fort Simpson, established by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1830, was used for fur trading until it was closed in 1888. The fort served as a significant trading post in the region for nearly 60 years, facilitating trade and commerce in the fur industry. Its closure marked the end of an era for fur trading in that area, as changing economic conditions and the decline of the fur trade shifted focus to other industries.
The Dutch fur trading post in Albany was called Fort Orange. Established in 1624 by the Dutch West India Company, it served as a key hub for the fur trade with Native American tribes. The settlement eventually grew into the city of Albany, which became an important center for trade and commerce in the region.
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The first settlement in the Hudson Valley, New York, was called "Fort Orange." Established by the Dutch in 1624, it was located near present-day Albany. Fort Orange served as a trading post and played a key role in the fur trade, marking the beginning of European colonization in the region.
Albany was originally founded as a Dutch fur trading post called Fort Orange in 1624. It was established by the Dutch West India Company and served as a key center for trade and commerce in the region. The settlement later evolved into the city of Albany, which became the capital of New York State.
As a fur-trading outpost.
As a fur-trading outpost.
Originally part of Dutch territory in North America, the city of Albany was founded by Dutch fur traders as two different, Fort Nassau in 1614 and Fort Orange in 1624. A population settled in the area and formed a town that was named "Beverwijck". In 1664 the English gained control of the area and renamed the city "Albany" after the Duke of Albany, the future King of England, James II.
The Dutch West India Company had a monopoly on beaver fur from their trading depot at Fort Orange (what is now Albany) from 1624-1664.
Beverwijck was a fur-trading community north of Fort Orange on the Hudson River in New Netherland that was to become Albany, New York, when the English took control of the colony in 1664.
It was a fur trading post. But first it was a timbre town.