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How did Fort Camosun become Fort Victoria?
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Provincial Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
In 1843, the Hudson’s Bay Company established a fur-trading post at the present site of the city, which was originally known to the Coast Salish people as Camosun or Camosack.
Upon its founding, the post was initially named Fort Camosun. It was subsequently renamed Fort Albert and eventually became known as Fort Victoria in honour of the British queen. By 1852, following a formal survey of the surrounding village, the settlement was officially named Victoria.12