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Fort Highfield   HBC GMaps
ID: 265  Voorhis Number: 223 ;   Location: Alaska, United States of America [56.47, -132.38] ;    Founded: 1839 , Closed: NA .

Hudson's Bay Co. fort at north end of Wrangell Is. (Alaska) opposite mouth of Stickeen river B. C. Built by James Douglas for McLaughlin 1839-1840 and called fort Durham by Douglas. It was afterwards known as Fort Highfield and is so named on Arrowsmith map 1857 (No. 8). This name was changed to Fort Wrangell and its site was at the present settlement on Wrangell Island. Fort Wrangell is shown on Heubach's map of Alaska 1897 (No. 84) and on Johnston's Map of Upper Yukon river 1887 (No. 122).



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