North West Company
Sources of biographical information about North West Company:
- Wikipedia. North West Company
Events in the Mount Robson region in which North West Company was involved:
- 1778 Pond to Athabasca
- 1779 NWC Organized
- 1789 Mackenzie reaches Arctic Ocean and explores Slave & Mackenzie River
- 1792 Mackenzie sets out
- 1793 Mackenzie reaches Pacific in first overland crossing of North America
- 1793 Mackenzie sees Sekani woman among Soda Cree
- 1804 Fort Simpson established by Northwest Company
- 1805 Fort St. John established by Northwest Company
- 1805 Mcleod’s Lake post established by Simon Fraser
- 1805 Fort Nelson established on Liard River
- 1805 Hudson Hope post established at Rocky Mountain Portage
- 1806 Fort St. James established on Stuart Lake
- 1806 Fort Fraser post established by HBC at Fraser Lake
- 1807 Fraser founds Fort George
- 1807 David Thompson visits the Kutenai. Kutenai House established
- 1808 Fraser descends Fraser
- 1811 David Thompson establishes the fur trade through Athabasca Pass.
- 1811 David Thompson Athabasca Pass
- 1812 NWC vs. HBC