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Fort McLeod

British Columbia. Fur trade post
East end of McLeod Lake
54.9831 N 123.0347 W — Map 093J14 — GoogleGeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1952
Topo map from Canadian Geographical Names

North West Co. fort at north end of lake McLeod, British Columbia, built by Simon Fraser for the Company in 1805. This is said to have been the first post erected in B.C. After the union of 1821 this post was operated by the Hudson’s Bay Co. to date.

— Ernest Voorhis [1859–1933], “Historic Forts” [1]

References:

  • 1. Voorhis, Ernest [1859–1933]. Historic forts and trading posts of the French Régime and of the English Fur Trading Companies. Ottawa: Department of the Interior, 1930, p. 10. University of British Columbia Library [accessed 3 January 2026]

Fort Fraser

British Columbia. Fur trade post
East end of Fraser Lake
54.0664 N 124.5514 W — Map 093K02 — GoogleGeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1982
Topo map from Canadian Geographical Names

North West Co. fort at east end of Fraser lake, B.C., built by Simon Fraser 1806. It was burned, October 4, 1817 and afterwards rebuilt. It was taken over by the Hudson’s Bay Co. after the union of 1821 and was operated by the Company until about 1900. It appears on all the Lists of forts to 1894. This fort is said to be “The first settlement made in the so-called Oregon Territory by civilized man”.

— Ernest Voorhis [1859–1933], “Historic Forts” [1]

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References:

  • 1. Voorhis, Ernest [1859–1933]. Historic forts and trading posts of the French Régime and of the English Fur Trading Companies. Ottawa: Department of the Interior, 1930, p. 70. University of British Columbia Library [accessed 3 January 2026]