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Red Lake (fur trade post)

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Red Lake
Fur trade post
AddressRed Lake, Ontario
Coordinates51.0189, -93.8274
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Red Lake was a fur trade post on Red Lake in northwestern Ontario. The North West Company listed its men "at Red Lake & Lac Seul" in 1805,[1] and Red Lake post journals for 1790–1818 are HBCA series B.177/a.[2]

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

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References

  1. ↑ McGill University Library and Archives, Masson Papers (MASS 2370.3), North West Company, Men's Names at the Athabasca River Department [etc.], 1805, p. 30, list "Red Lake & Lac Seul". McGill transcription, MFTP 0031.
  2. ↑ Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, Keystone series description: Red Lake post journals, 1790–1818, 1932–1933, B.177/a. Keystone (SISN 1159).