Fort Durham

Infobox_nrhp | name =Fort Durham Site
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =
location = Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, USA
nearest_city= Juneau, Alaska
locmapin = Alaska
lat_degrees = 58 | lat_minutes = 04 | lat_seconds = 0 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 134 | long_minutes = 0 | long_seconds = 0 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1840
architect= Douglas,James
architecture=
designated= June 02, 1978cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1744&ResourceType=Site
title=Fort Durham Site |accessdate=2007-12-28|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = May 05, 1978cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = FOREST SERVICE
refnum=78000529

Fort Durham Site, also known as AHRS Site JUN 036 or as Fort Taku is an archaeological site near Taku Harbor, Alaska, within the limits of Juneau City and Borough. 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.

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