Fort Defiance (British Columbia)

Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance with Columbia in background and Adventure in foreground.
Constructed:1791-1792
Location:Meares Island, British Columbia, Canada
Continent:North America
Abandoned:1792

Fort Defiance was a small outpost that the crew of the Columbia Rediviva built as winter quarters during 1791–1792 on Meares Island in present-day British Columbia, Canada. American merchant and maritime fur trader Captain Robert Gray was in command.

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