Voorhis Interactive: Posts of the Trade

Boggy Hall   NWC GMaps
ID: 77  Voorhis Number: 65 ;   Location: Alberta, Canada [53.0, -115.215] ;    Founded: 1808 , Closed: pre1810 .

A North West Co. post on North Saskatchewan river above Blue Rapids, on west bank, about 10 miles below confluence of Brazeau river. Thompson visited the site of this abandoned post in 1810, where the North West Co. had been located for two years. It is shown on Tyrrell's map of Northern Alberta 1887, marked "site of", (No. 36) also on Wallace map of early Alberta forts (No. 11).



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