Hudson’s Bay Company
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- Jul 8, 1854The End of the Fur Trade MonopolyGovernor Stevens moves to ban the Hudson’s Bay Company from trading with local Indigenous tribes, signaling a shift toward American commercial dominance.Olympia, WA
- Apr 2, 1858Gold Fever Empties the Army Posts—and Leaves Steilacoom’s Mail in a CanoeA steamer from the north brings word of rich surface diggings on the Fraser and Thompson rivers, soldiers deserting lower Puget Sound posts, and Steilacoom cut off from its mail.Steilacoom, WA
- Feb 28, 1883Death of George B. RobertsA long-time employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company and former Puget Sound Agricultural Company manager dies in Cathlamet.Cathlamet, WA