Fort Langley National Historic Site, BC, Canada

Trip to Fort Langley National Historic Site -- the birthplace of British Columbia -- in Langley, BC, Canada on National Parks Day on July 17, 2010.

The Fort Langley trading post was established in the early 19th century by the Hudson's Bay Company to trade fur with the First Nations of the West Coast. The trading post grew and lead to the creation of the Crown Colony of British Columbia.

The Hudson's Bay Company shipped furs to Europe through Cape Horn, produce traded to Russians in Alaska, local cranberries found their way to California, and Fraser River salmon sent as far away as Hawaii.

Rumours of a gold rush on the Fraser River caused a huge influx of Americans to the area around 1858. And on on Nov. 19, 1858, James Douglas proclaimed British Columbia a Crown Colony fearing annexation by the United States.

For more information about Fort Langley National Historic Site, visit the Parks Canada Web site @

http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/bc/langley/natcul.aspx

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