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Cold Creek

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British Columbia. Creek: Fraser River drainage
Flows NE then S into Castle Creek, S of McBride
53.2136 N 120.0914 W — Map 093H01 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1993
Official in BC – Topo map from Canadian Geographical Names

Adopted 23 April 1993; a well-established local name according to Forest Service and Conservation Officer Service.

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McLoud’s Fort

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Alberta. fur trading fort
Peace River just below mouth of Smoky River (modern Peace River, Alberta)
56.2211 N 117.316 W Google — GeoHack
Not currently an official name.
This fur trading fort appears on:
Arrowsmith’s map of HBC territory 1857

Ernest Voorhis [1859–1933] fort number 326 [1].

North West Co. fort on left bank of Peace river just below mouth of Smoky river, a few miles below Fort of the Forks. Was well-built- with a stockade and 5 bastions. After the union of 1821 the Hudson’s Bay Co. operated this fort for some time. It appears on their 1857 map No.8 also map No. 3. Built in 1791. An X.Y. Co. fort was built nearby.

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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. 107. University of British Columbia Library [accessed 3 January 2026]

Fort Lac d’Orignal

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British Columbia.
Moose Lake
52.9569 N 118.9203 W — Map 083D15 — Google — GeoHack
Not currently an official name.
This appears on:
Arrowsmith’s map of HBC territory 1857

Listed as fort number 275 in Ernest Voorhis [1859–1933], Historic Forts [1] :

A small North West Co. post west of Yellowhead Pass on present Moose lake near Tête Jaune Cache, enlargement of Fraser river.

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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. 94. University of British Columbia Library [accessed 3 January 2026]