Voorhis Interactive: Posts of the Trade

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ID: 76  Voorhis Number: 64 ;   Location: British Columbia, Canada [52.11, -118.433] ;    Founded: 1811 , Closed: NA .

North West Co. establishment at the Great Bend in Columbia river, at mouth of Canoe river on the east side of river. Built by Thompson Jan 1811. It was the rendez-vous for travel across the mountains by Athabaska pass. It was maintained up to time of building railway. It is shown on Arrowsmith map 1857 (No. 8) & on Johnston map of North West Territory 1877.



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