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Arrival In 1792, Captain Robert Gray, an American, became the first white man to enter the Columbia River. His ship, the Columbia, is shown at left, as sketched by a crew-member. Soon after his voyage, two fur companies, the North West Company of Canada and the Hudson s Bay Company of Britain, moved into the area and began competing for supremacy. After their merger in 1821, a new dispute arose between the Americans and the British for ownership of the land between the Columbia and the 49th parallel. To strengthen Britain's claims to this land, the Hudson's Bay Company decided to move its headquarters from Fort George (Astoria) to a site further inland and north of the river. The site chosen was on a bluff overlooking the river, where the State School for the Deaf now stands. Governor Simpson of the HBC christened the fort. His account of the event was found in his journal. At sun rise mustered all the people to hoist the Flag staff of the new Establishment and in the presence of the Gentle- men, Servants, Chiefs Indians I baptized it by breaking a Bottle of Rum on the Flag Staff and repeating the following words in a loud voice, 'In behalf of the Honble Hudson s Bay Coy I hereby name this Establishment Fort Vancouver. God save King George the 4th’ with three cheers. Gave a couple of Drams it after that distinguished navigator is to identify our claim to the Soil and Trade with his discovery of the River and Coast on behalf of Gt. Britain.” But the brave new fort soon proved unsatisfactory, and a new one had to be built. This one was located one mile west and nearer to the river. Also called Fort Vancouver, the new fort took root and grew.
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President, Terry Clark Sopkomores Treasurer, Tim Alexander Sophomore Class Council First Row: L. to R., Eva Forsyth, Karen Nelson, Cheryl Jessen, Ricky Alexander. Annie Avery, Carol Owen. Second Row: Dave Cox, Mike Connors, Jeff Weinstein, Rich Lone, Ken Harris, Jock Demme. Third Row: John Wells, Jerry Joshua, Bob Cook, Jim Holland, Dove Polk, Larry Skoar, Dave Thorn. 60
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