Fort Astoria
Fort Astoria was the Pacific Fur Company's primary fur trading post in the Northwest, and was the first permanent U.S. settlement on the Pacific coast.
It was an extremely important post for American exploration of the continent and was influential in helping establish American claims to the land.
The fort was founded in March 1811 when the company arrived on board Captain Jonathan Thorn's ship,Tonqui. By the time an overland party joined them in February, 1812, they had constructed a trading store, a blacksmith shop, a dwelling house, and a storage shed for pelts acquired from trapping or trading with the local
