"MATTAWA HOUSE, 1837" - Mattawa, Ontario
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N 46° 19.162 W 078° 42.551
17T E 676357 N 5132082
Located on the north side of Main Street (Road 533)
just west of the Mattawa River bridge
Waymark Code: WM16TW7
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/05/2022
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MATTAWA HOUSE, 1837
Trading in furs at this junction of historic canoe routes probably began during the French regime. At intervals during the 1820's and 1830's Chief Trader John Siveright, commanding the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Coulonge, sent men to trade at Mattawa. In 1837, primarily to counteract trading by lumbermen, the company established a permanent post there. Its original site was chosen by the company's governor, George Simpson, but before 1843 it was moved to this point. In later years, faced with diminishing fur trade, the post supplied its former rivals the lumbermen and turned to general trade in the community which grew around it. Mattawa House was closed in 1908.
Address or location of plaque: 401 First St Mattawa, ON P0H 1V0
Physical location of plaque: Town
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Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": None
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Structure'
Condition of sign: Good
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: none
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