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Michipicoten (fur trade post)

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Michipicoten
Fur trade post
AddressMichipicoten Harbour, Lake Superior
Coordinates47.9618, -84.9001
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Michipicoten was a fur trade post near the mouth of the Michipicoten River on the east shore of Lake Superior. The North West Company's 1820 equipment book for Pic and Michipicoten is HBCA item F.4/23.[1] Michipicoten post journals, 1797–1841, are HBCA series B.129/a.[2]

The coordinates are approximate, taken from OpenStreetMap for Michipicoten Harbour; they mark the general area, not a surveyed site of the post.

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References

  1. ↑ Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, North West Company, Pic and Michipicoten equipment book, 1820, F.4/23. HBCA North West Company Account Books index.
  2. ↑ Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, Keystone series description: Michipicoten post journals, 1797–1841, B.129/a. Keystone (SISN 1155).