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Fort Anderson   HBC GMaps
ID: 20  Voorhis Number: 15 ;   Location: Northwest Territories, Canada [69.3, -128.3] ;    Founded: 1857 , Closed: 1866 .

Hudson's Bay Co. fort on Anderson river, about 150 miles east of Mackenzie delta and 100 miles from mouth of Anderson river. Built 1857. Was abandoned 1866-7 after scarlet fever plague had decimated the Indians of that region. Shown on map of Northern Canada (No. 35) marked "abandoned".



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