Fort Durham

Fort Durham (1840-1843) - Constructed in 1840, Fort Durham was one of three posts established in Russian America by the British Hudson's Bay Company. Fort Durham represents the British role in the great struggle between the two major maritime powers, England and the United States, and the Russian Empire for control of the North Pacific fur trade. In 1843, the fort was abandoned by Hudson's Bay Company in favor of yearly visits by a company ship. Also known as Fort Taku. Location: Tongass National Forest, Juneau Ranger District, Taku Harbor, Juneau Borough, Alaska Maps & Images Lat: 58.03361 Long: -134.00028 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 121' Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 28 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2493757 Links: Wikipedia - Fort Durham Visited: No