Kootenai Post (1)

Kootenai Post (1) (1808-1811) - A North West Company trading post first established by Finan McDonald in 1808 along the Kootenai River across from present day Libby in Lincoln County, Montana. Abandoned and moved to the site of Kootenai Post (2) in 1811. History Established in 1808 by Finan McDonald on the North Bank of the Kootenai River across from the present day town of Libby in Lincoln County, Montana. Said to have consisted of two leather lodges and a log building. Moved to the site of Kootenai Post (2) in 1811. Kootenai River Trading Posts Post Site Location Company Est To Established By Notes Kootenai House Lake Windemere (near) NWC 1807 Unk David Thompson Kootenai Post (1) Libby (opposite) NWC 1808 1811 Finan McDonald Moved to #2 Kootenai Post (2) Jennings (opposite) NWC 1811 Unk Kootenai Post (3) Rainey Creek (mouth) NWC HBC 1821 1829 1824 Unk William Kittson Kootenai Post (4) Young Creek (below) HBC 1846 1860 Edward Berland Current Status Site not identified by marker or obvious access point and may be underwater. Location: Across the river from Libby in Lincoln County, Montana. Map point is from the GNIS coordinates and may not be accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 48.3944 Long: -115.54267 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 2,057' See Also: Kootenai Post North West Company North West Company Forts Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 472. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1782427 Links: North American Forts - Kootenai Post (1) Montana Trappers - Kootenai Post Visited: Area 7 Jun 2017