Voorhis Interactive: Posts of the Trade

Fort De l'Isle (1)   NWC GMaps
ID: 166  Voorhis Number: 138 ;   Location: Saskatchewan, Canada [53.219, -109.058] ;    Founded: pre 1792 , Closed: pre1800 .

Two small trading posts of North West Co. and Hudson's Bay Co. on North Saskatchewan river, in vicinity of Manchester House. Mentioned by McDonald of Garth in his Autobiographical Notes 1792 (Masson II pg. 16), also by Alexander Henry Jr. 1808 Sept. 11, who says "this was old fort Brulé abandoned some years ago." It was built on north side of river. Thompson, 1800, names it Island House and in 1808 calls it "Burnt Fort de l'Isle". It was abandoned before 1800. The Fall Indians plundered and burnt the Hudson's Bay Co. post at this place in 1793 but were repulsed from the North West Co. [See No. 239].



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