Hudson’s Bay Company, Fort Langley
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Hudson’s Bay Company
Fort Langley
[Photo caption: ca. 1911]
The original Fort Langley was first established west of here along the Fraser River, but frequent flooding caused a move to this location in 1839 when a second fort was built. The fur trade, however, was already in decline, so the fort promoted agricultural production in the surrounding area. In 1858, with the influx of thousands of prospectors during the Fraser River Gold Rush, Governor James Douglas proclaimed the establishment of the Crown Colony of British Columbia here. Nonetheless, Fort Langley continued to decline in importance. Its palisade was dismantled in 1872, a year after British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation. Only one building, the storehouse, dates from about 1840. In 1958, Parks Canada began its reconstruction of Fort Langley to commemorate its national significance.
[Photo caption: ca. 1925]
Township of Langley
Est. 1873
Photos: Langley Centennial Museum
Attribution: Jennie Eggleston (http://www.instagram.com/jeggle)