Voorhis Interactive: Posts of the Trade

Henry's House (1)   NWC GMaps
ID: 260  Voorhis Number: 218 ;   Location: Alberta, Canada [53.015, -118.08] ;    Founded: 1812 , Closed: NA .

Post built by William Henry 1812 on upper Athabaska river near confluence of Snaring river, about 8 miles below Jasper House village of today and about 20 miles above the last site of Jasper House, about 8 miles below confluence of Miette river. It was used as an outpost of Jasper House and was deserted about 1861. It is shown on map of early Alberta forts (No. 11) and on Arrowsmith's Hudson's Bay Co. map of 1832 (No. 101).



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