CNHS Fort William (Site) - Thunder Bay ON
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PeterNoG
N 48° 23.404 W 089° 13.899
16U E 334792 N 5362062
This CNHS Site for Fort William is at the base of a large monument on the south side of McNaughton Street at McTavish Street in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMEWY8
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/15/2012
Views: 9
~ the text from the plaque ~ Fort WilliamWhen the boundary settlement of 1783 placed its major inland depot, Grand Portage, in U.S. territory, the North West Company was forced to seek a new site on British soil. Following the reopening of the Kaministikwia route a new post, later named for William McGillivray, the principal Montreal Agent, was constructed here at the river's mouth. Here each summer from 1803 to 1821 the Montreal and wintering partners held council, while trade goods were readied for the Indian country and furs brought down for shipment to Montreal. After 1821, changed supply patterns led to Fort William's gradual decline.
This Site was designated in 1968. There is another Fort William plaque in Thunder Bay for an
Event. It's waymarked. (
visit link)
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