Voorhis Interactive: Posts of the Trade

Brunswick house   HBC GMaps
ID: 86  Voorhis Number: 74 ;   Location: Ontario, Canada [50.4, -82.38] ;    Founded: 1744 , Closed: 1790 .

Fortified post of Hudson's Bay Co. on Missinaibi river. Built 1744. this post was abandoned in 1790 and New Brunswick House was substituted, built 1788, at north end of Brunswick lake. The latter was operated until about 1900. Location of both forts shown on Devine map 1857 (No. 12), and Arrowsmith 1857 (No. 8) and 1832 No. 101 and White's map (No. 24). Brunswick House was situated on the north bank Missinaibi river near outlet of Opasatika river. New Brunswick house was nearly 100 miles further upstream.



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