Who was Fort Victoria named after?
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Victoria
Provincial Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Fort Victoria, located in what is now Victoria, British Columbia, was named after Queen Victoria, who reigned over the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901.12
The site was originally established by the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1843 as Fort Camosun before being renamed Fort Albert and eventually Fort Victoria.2