Fort Hall

Fort Hall was one of the most important trading posts along the Oregon Trail and is located on the Snake River in present-day Bannock County in the U.S. state of Idaho. It was built in 1834 by Nathaniel Wyeth.

History

1834 traveled the businessman Nathaniel Wyeth to rendezvous at today's Granger, Wyoming to conformity with the contract to supply the assembled trappers of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company with supplies. With the expected profit he wanted to continue fishing in the west on the Columbia River salmon and export to Hawaii and New England. But the Rocky Mountain Fur Company was insolvent and broke up the meeting without being able to fulfill the contract with Wyeth. Wyeth had to change his plans and opened near a fort around the goods to sell them to trappers and Indians. 1834 the construction of the fort was completed. Thus, the fort was the first outpost in the former Oregon Country. Fort Hall was at the end of the common stretch of the Oregon Trail, the California Trail and the Mormon Trail.

The Hudson 's Bay Company tried Wyeth by setting up its own forts - Fort Boise - to oust at the fork of the Boise River to the Snake River from the trading business. Because of its financial power they could trappers offer higher prices for furs and selling stocks at lower prices. 1837 had Wyeth Fort Hall the Hudson's Bay Company sell .. With the increasing migration of settlers on the three emigrant trails west to Fort Hall, developed in the 1840s to a central trading post. With Oregon Compromise was in 1846 the whole area of ​​Oregon Countrys to the U.S. on, which the British Hudson 's Bay Company had increasingly a difficult position. With the decreasing migratory stream, the fort was abandoned in 1856 and fell apart in the sequence.

Was built in 1864 Holladay Stage Lines somewhat farther to the southeast a car station, which in turn was called Fort Hall. Were essentially building materials for the construction of the old fort used .. The car station but has been abandoned a year later.

1961, the site was declared a National Historic Landmark. As part of the preparations for the 100th anniversary of the Idaho Territory in 1962 decided to recreate the old fort again in Pocatello. It is now operated as a public museum under the name of Fort Hall Replica.