Voorhis Interactive: Posts of the Trade

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ID: 200  Voorhis Number: 170 ;   Location: Ontario, Canada [48.1255, -82.228] ;    Founded: pre 1821 , Closed: NA .

Hudson's Bay Co. post on Ground Hog lake near the head of Ground Hog (or Kakozhisk) river, a branch of the Mattagami river, Ontario. It was formerly called Fort Kuckatoosh, (probably from Kakozhisk), and was listed under that name in the Company's list of 1857 and in the list accompanying the Deed of Surrender 1869. It appears on list of 1894 but was probably closed about 1900. Originally this was a North West Company post and was taken over by the Hudson's Bay Co. at the time of the union 1821. It is shown on Geological Survey map with report 1880-2 (No. 96); on the Watkin map 1872 (No. 21) and on map Labrador posts White 1926.



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