▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁established ▁a ▁fur ▁trad ing ▁post ▁at ▁Fort ▁N is qu ally ▁as ▁a ▁half way ▁point ▁between ▁F t . ▁V ancouver ▁and ▁F t . ▁Lang ley . ▁The ▁fort ▁was ▁re located ▁up stream ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁expand ▁on ▁the ▁fort ▁to ▁house ▁more ▁workers ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁better ▁access ▁to ▁fresh ▁water . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Wil kes ▁of ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Ex pl oring ▁Ex ped ition ▁held ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁Independ ence ▁Day ▁celebr ation ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁in ▁Du P ont , ▁Washington ▁on ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 4 1 .[ 5 ][ 6 ] ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁the ▁N is qu ally ▁Method ist ▁Mission ▁school , ▁which ▁operated ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁through ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁Ch lo e ▁A . ▁Clark ▁was ▁appointed ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁mission ▁school . ▁The ▁first ▁public ▁school ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Bay ▁Company ▁had ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁$ 6 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁Oregon ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁gave ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Territ ory ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁but ▁still ▁allowed ▁the ▁H BC ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁operate ▁in ▁the