| North Cascades |
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EARLY IMPRESSIONS: EURO-AMERICAN EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS
| EXPLORATIONS WITHIN NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK |
Native Americans had crossed the North Cascades since the earliest times to trade wild hemp and other interior treasures for shells and other goods from coastal cultures. [31] The earliest recorded crossing of the North Cascades by a European, however, was not accomplished until 1814. Alexander Ross, a fur trader in the employ of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company, first came into the area in 1811 as a member of David Stuart's party representing American interests in the fur trade. It was this party which navigated the Columbia River as far north as the Okanogan and established a trading post there named Fort Okanogan, the first American settlement in the present State of Washington.
Expeditions within the Park
Euro-American Explorations and Surveys
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Conclusions and Recommendations
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