Voorhis Interactive: Posts of the Trade

Grant's House on Assiniboine River   NWC GMaps
ID: 240  Voorhis Number: 202 ;   Location: Manitoba, Canada [51.357, -101.72] ;    Founded: pre 1793 , Closed: NA .

North West Co. post built by Cuthbert Grant Grant before the end of 1793. Known also as Aspin House. Situated on east bank Assiniboine river (Section 14, Township 28, Range 31) a little below Little Boggy Creek. Was in the bottom of a valley 500 paces east of river and 50 paces from foot of wooded bank, at mouth of a deep ravine, and 35 feet above the river. For many years it did a large business in beaver and otter. (Masson vol. 1. p. 275-285.) It is named Aspin House on Thompson's map 1812 No. 7, and Grant's House on Arrowsmith map 1801 of Mackenzie's track No. 4, and its location is shown on Map of Indian Territories about 1817 No. 9.



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