"HUDSON'S BAY POST 1856" -- Little Current
N 45° 58.840 W 081° 55.545
17T E 428292 N 5092316
Site of Hudson's Bay Post that was never used after it was built, due to opposition from Native leaders.
Waymark Code: WMBWBJ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/26/2011
Views: 8
In 1856 the Hudson's Bay Company, faced with decline in trade at La Cloche on the mainland, obtained permission to establish a post at Little Current. A substantial log building, this community's first European structure, was built near here in 1856-57 by George McTavish, the clerk in charge of La Cloche. However, opposition from some Indians and resident missionaries to what they considered encroachment on the Reserve caused the government to rescind the Company's license in 1859 before trade began. In 1868 the building was purchased by G.B. Abrey for use as a residence. Twice remodelled, it was destroyed by fire in 1942.
Address or location of plaque: In Little Current, on the southwest corner of Manitowaning Road at Water Street on a post against the side of a building
Physical location of plaque: Town
"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": none
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Location'
Condition of sign: good
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: no other language on plaque
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