Voorhis Interactive: Posts of the Trade

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ID: 88  Voorhis Number: 76 ;   Location: Alberta, Canada [53.8643, -110.759] ;    Founded: 1780 , Closed: 1801 .

Hudson's Bay Co. post on North Saskatchewan river 350 miles above Cumberland House and equal distance above the Forks (Tyrrell) and near the North West Co. Fort George. Built 1780 by Mitchell Oman. Abandoned 1801 in favour of Island Fort 18 miles farther up the river. Was in Section 19, Tp56, R. 5 West of 4th Meridian and 110°45'W. Thompson visited the post in 1793-4.



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