Voorhis Interactive: Posts of the Trade

Fort White Earth River (2)   NWC GMaps
ID: 717  Voorhis Number: 594 ;   Location: Alberta, Canada [53.44, -114.285] ;    Founded: 1810 , Closed: NA .

Hudson's Bay Co. and North West Co. removed from Edmonton in 1810 to north side of Saskatchewan river at east side of a small stream, about 2 miles below present White Lake Creek, half way between Fort Augustus (Edmonton) and Boggy Hall 114°20'N, in Section 30, Tp. 51, R. 2, West of 5th Meridian. The post last appears on the 1872 list and was probably closed about 1875. Known also as White Mud fort, Old White Mud, Upper Terre Blanche, Upper White Earth. A. Henry Jr. in 1811 described the fort as being in a "pretty location on an elevated plain with range of hills in rear". Established 1810 for trade with the Assiniboines. See Fort Augustus. Shown on map No. 36. See also No. 406.



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