Fortress
Fort Nez Percés
🇺🇸 United States · 19th century
Fort Nez Percés (or Fort Nez Percé, with or without the acute accent), later known as (Old) Fort Walla Walla, was a fortified fur trading post on the Columbia River on the territory of modern-day Wallula, Washington. Despite being named after the Nez Perce people, the fort was in the traditional lands of the Walla Walla. Founded in 1818 by the North-West Company, after 1821 it was run by the Hudson's Bay Company until its closure in 1857.
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Fort Nez Percés ranks #4,781 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #89 of the 103 mapped in United States. Founded 1818, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Nez Percés?
Fort Nez Percés stands in the United States, at 46.0842°, -118.909°.
When was Fort Nez Percés built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1818. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Nez Percés?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,781 of 8,134 worldwide, and #89 in the United States. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Nez Percés?
Fort Boise, about 292 km away.
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