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Fort Halkett   HBC GMaps
ID: 254  Voorhis Number: 212 ;   Location: British Columbia, Canada [59.5, -126.482] ;    Founded: c. 1821 , Closed: c.1875 .

Hudson's Bay Co. fort on Liard river, left bank, about 126°30'W. at mouth of Smith river on west side. It was built soon after the union of 1821. It was abandoned about 1875 and a small post called Toad River Post was built near the mouth of Toad river on left bank of Liard river (See Map No. 90). This latter post was abandoned about 1890 and a post built on left bank Liard just above mouth of Dease river called Dease Post or Sylvester's Lower Post (See Map 90 and 91) afterwards called Lower Post.



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