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Island Lake Fort   HBC GMaps
ID: 288  Voorhis Number: 240 ;   Location: Manitoba, Canada [53.9, -94.68] ;    Founded: 1864 , Closed: NA .

Hudson's Bay Co. fort at the outlet of Island lake, Manitoba, west end of lake. Location shown on map No. 68. It appears on all the Company lists from 1869. It was originally located at Sagawechewan at east end of lake and was built before 1824. After a few years it was abandoned owing to scarcity of furs. About 1840 it was re-established half a mile south of present location. It was again abandoned until 1864 when Cuthbert Sinclair built on the present site. Island lake is 75 miles long and 50 miles wide at the widest part. There are 3400 islands.



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