Willamette Trading Post

Established around 1813 in what is now the state of Oregon in the United States, the post was a small fur station where trappers working in the Willamette Valley could exchange their pelts and hides for other trade goods.

[1] It was built southeast of the current city of Newberg on the eastern shore (or southern due to an east-west stretch of the river at this location) of the Willamette River.

[1] Built as a trade depot, the post was used by the North West Company for trading and as a game relay spot in support of their main outpost Fort George at the mouth of the Columbia River.

[1] In later years, former North West Company and HBC employee Pierre Belleque settled a land claim and began farming at the site around 1833.

[2] He lived in the former building for a time, as his wife was related to an HBC officer.