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John Jacob Astor
Clip: Season 9 Episode 902 | 2m 44s
Astoria, or "Fort Astoria" was founded to be the hub of an ambitious shipping empire.
Author Peter Stark talks about John Jacob Astor and Astor's vision for a worldwide trade network. The hub would be the fur-trading outpost of Astoria. Tom Shrider, Videographer; Lisa Suinn Kallem, Editor
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Oregon Experience
John Jacob Astor
Clip: Season 9 Episode 902 | 2m 44s
Author Peter Stark talks about John Jacob Astor and Astor's vision for a worldwide trade network. The hub would be the fur-trading outpost of Astoria. Tom Shrider, Videographer; Lisa Suinn Kallem, Editor
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