"UNION OF THE NORTH WEST AND HUDSON'S BAY COMPANIES" - Thunder Bay ON - Ontario Provincial Plaques on Waymarking.com

~ the text from the plaque ~
Union of the North West and Hudson's Bay Companies
In the late eighteenth century, most of the fur traders using the Ottawa River-Great Lakes canoe route into the interior of North America belonged to the North West Company, which used Fort William as its inland headquarters. To the north, the rival Hudson's Bay Company exported furs by ship from its sub-Arctic posts. By 1810 both companies were expanding their operations inland into the fur-rich Athabaska area. Their intensifying competition provoked violent clashes between contending traders. Disturbed by the bloodshed and the disruption of trade, the British government insisted that the two companies settle their differences. In 1821 they merged into a jointly owned monopoly which adopted the name and northern trade routes of the Hudson's Bay Company.

'Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Recreation'

Address or location of plaque: Information Centre at Fort William Historical Park Physical location of plaque: Park "Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link] A web-site for more details.: [Web Link] Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": Fort William Historical Park This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event' Condition of sign: Good Is this a bilingual sign?: Yes ! What is the second/third language?: French

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