Kootenai Post (3)

Kootenai Post (3) (1821-1824) - A Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) trading post first established in 1821 along the Kootenai River near present day Rainy Creek, Lincoln County, Montana. Abandoned in 1824. History Established by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) along the Kootenai River in 1821 near present day Rainy Creek, Lincoln County, Montana. Abandoned in 1824. Current Status Identified site is private property. Note: Some sources identify this as a North West Company (NWC) trading post but the NWC merged with the HBC in July 1821 and that ownership would have been short lived. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Near Rainy Creek, Lincoln County, Montana. Map point is from the GNIS coordinates and may not be accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 48.4124547 Long: -115.458499 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 2,113' See Also: Hudson's Bay Company Hudson's Bay Company Forts 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: 1782425 Links: North American Forts - Kootenai Post (3) Visited: Area 7 Jun 2017