Astor Furmen Sail Six Months To Oregon
September 08 1810

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The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company on board. After a six-month journey around the tip of South America, the ship arrives at the mouth of the Columbia River and Astor's men establish the fur-trading town of Astoria, Oregon.
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Created On: 2015-04-30T23:43:13Z

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