Fort Durham

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Fort Durham Site
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Nearest city:	Taku Harbor, Alaska
Coordinates:	58°04′″N 134°0′″W / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator Expression error: Unexpected / operator">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operatorCoordinates: 58°04′″N 134°0′″W / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator Expression error: Unexpected / operator">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator
Built/Founded:	1840
Architect:	Douglas,James
Designated as NHL:	June 02, 1978[1]
Added to NRHP:	May 05, 1978[2]
NRHP Reference#:	78000529
Governing body:	FOREST SERVICE

Fort Durham Site, also known as AHRS Site JUN 036 or as Fort Taku is an archaeological site near Taku Harbor, Alaska. It was one of three Hudson's Bay Company posts set up in Alaska, competing with Russians for the fur trade.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.^[1]

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