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Fort Mattagami   Fr GMaps
ID: 408  Voorhis Number: 342 ;   Location: Quebec, Canada [49.86, -77.65] ;    Founded: pre 1762 , Closed: c.1900 .

Situated near the centre of lake Mattagami, Ontario, as shown on maps No. 24 & 137. It was shown on Jeffrey's map of 1762 and was probably an old French fort and outpost of Fort St. Germain. After the cession of Canada it became one of the North West Co. forts and was taken over by the Hudson's Bay Co. in 1821 at the union. It was included in their lists of 1857, 1869, 1872 and 1894. Closed about 1900.

Called also Matawagamingne.



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