| Alaska Regional Office | U.S. Department of the Interior | |
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| Cultural Resources Team | National Park Service |
| National
Historic Landmarks in Alaska |
Fort
Durham Site, Juneau Borough |
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Taku Harbor , Alaska |
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| National
Register Number: 78000529 Resource Type: Site Property Type: Defense - Military Facility Designated: June 2, 1978 |
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| Constructed in 1840, this was one of three posts established in Russian America by the British Hudson's Bay Company. As such, Fort Durham represents the British role in the great struggle between the two major maritime powers, England and the United States, and the Russian Empire for control of the North Pacific fur trade. In 1843, the fort was abandoned by Hudson's Bay Company in favor of yearly visits by a company ship. | |||||||||
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