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ANNETTE ON THE ROAD When History Is Not What We Think It Is: Visiting "Fort" Langley

Remember Fort Vancouver? Hats. Beavers. Corporate. Not in Canada anymore.

Gonna pick up a recent theme here: In the early 19th century, much of the US Northwest and all of Canada was a giant furry goldmine, a factory for turning dead beavers into gold. While most of the wealth from the fur trade went to London, *everyone* played a role in making this hap…