Kullyspell House #148 - East Hope, ID - Idaho Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The sign tells us about the beginning of the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest, which came about when Canadian explorer, surveyor, justice of the peace, businessman, author and fur trader David Thompson built Kullyspell House 2½ miles southwest of the marker.

KULLYSPELL HOUSE

IDAHO'S FUR TRADE BEGAN IN THE FALL OF 1809
WHEN DAVID THOMPSON BUILT A TRADING POST
2 1/2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HERE.

Kullyspell House (Thompson spelled "Kali -spell " that way) was the earliest fur trade post
in the American Pacific Northwest.

A geographer and surveyor of rare skill, Thompson explored and mapped vast fur regions
for the North West Company of Montreal.

Reaching south from present day British Columbia, he added what now is North Idaho
to the Canadian fur empire.

It was David Thompson who discovered the route this highway now follows.

Marker Name: Kullyspell House Marker Type: Roadside Marker Text: Text is above County: Bonner City: East Hope Group Responsible for Placement: Idaho Historical Society & Idaho Transportation Department Marker Number: 148 Web link(s) for additional information: See above. Date Dedicated: Not listed

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