Gene Jarvis: Fort Nisqually

Artist: Gene Jarvis
1921 - 1990
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1978
Image Size: 9.5 by 9 inches
Overall Size: 12.75 by 12.5 inches
Medium: Pen and Ink on Hot Press Illustration Board

Built in 1833 by the Hudson Bay Company as an Indian trading post, Fort Nisqually was the first permanent white settlement in Washington's Puget Sound area. The Hudson Bay Company used every means available to win the rich country for Britain. They brought the first steamer, the Beaver, to the Pacific and increased trade efficiency with outlying coastal stations. The British earned the respect of the Indians by dealing fairly with them, and added a large cattle and farming business to their already flourishing fur trade. It seemed that Fort Nisqually was destined to become part of the British Empire. However, American missionaries gained a foothold in that region in 1839. But, it was not until 1846, when the boundary line between Canada and the United States was established at the 49th parallel, that the pioneer spirit of American settlers soared. Later, in 1853, when the new territory of Washington was born, thousands of settlers headed north into the rich, open land. Friction between the British and the Americans over Fort Nisqually continued until 1867, when the United States purchased the company holdings, ending British rule of the Fort. In 1934, the Fort's granary, also the oldest building in Washington, and the Factor's House, were moved to beautiful Point Defiance Park, where the entire Fort was reconstructed as it was in 1833.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the U.S. 28¢ Fort Nisqually stamp issued August 11, 1978.

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