Voorhis Interactive: Posts of the Trade

Red Lake House (1)   NWC GMaps
ID: 552  Voorhis Number: 460 ;   Location: Ontario, Canada [51.128, -93.7908] ;    Founded: pre 1786 , Closed: NA .

North West Co. post at north end of Red lake, Ontario. It was mentioned by Duncan Cameron in 1786 and is shown on the map of Mackenzie's route 1789 (Arrowsmith 1801) No. 4, also map of Harmon's Journal 1805 No. 8, and on maps No. 8, 100, 12, 101. Location of post is shown on map No. 146 on Post Narrows near east end of lake. This fort was taken over by the Hudson's Bay Co. in 1821 and has been operated to date, a continuous period of nearly 150 years since first built. It appears an all the Company lists and on all Arrowsmith maps and on Hind's map 1858.



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