Fort Fraser (3): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
John Stanton (talk | contribs) m Text replace - "width="500"" to "width="-500" height="-500"" |
||
| (13 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{SocialNetworks}} | {{SocialNetworks}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1806-1915) - A [[North West Company]] trading post/fort first established in 1806 near the present day town of Fort Fraser, British Columbia. Named after the explorer [[Simon Fraser]]. Became a [[Hudson's Bay Company]] post when the two companies merged in | {{PageHeader}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1806-1915) - A [[North West Company]] trading post/fort first established in 1806 on the edge of Lake Fraser near the present day town of Fort Fraser, British Columbia. Named after the explorer [[Simon Fraser]] who established the site in 1806. Became a [[Hudson's Bay Company]] post when the two companies merged in 1821. Abandoned in 1915. Also known as [[Simon Fraser's Fort]] and [[Fraser Lake Post]]. | |||
{|{{FWpicframe}} | {|{{FWpicframe}} | ||
|- valign="top" | |- valign="top" | ||
|width="50%"|[[ | |width="50%"|[[File:Fort Fraser - 08.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Fort Fraser Marker Commemorating Simon Fraser's Founding Visit in 1806]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[ | |width="50%"|[[File:Fort Fraser - 23.jpg|300px|thumb|right|House/Barn at Fort Fraser Site]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="2"|[[ | |colspan="2"|[[File:Fort Fraser - 16.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Fraser Site Sign]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
<!-- | <!-- | ||
== History of Fort Fraser == | == History of Fort Fraser == | ||
| Line 17: | Line 18: | ||
--> | --> | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
[[File:Fort Fraser - 29.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fraser Lake at the Site of Fort Fraser]] | |||
Well marked site in Beaumont Provincial Park, British Columbia. A small roadside marker in the park commemorates Simon Fraser's founding visit to the site in 1806. A much larger interpretive sign is located further in the park at the site of the fort and a well defined path leads to the lake's edge. A squared log house/barn is on site but of uncertain origin. | |||
{{Clr}} | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Fort Fraser - 31.jpg|Beaumont Provincial Park Sign | |||
File:Fort Fraser - 24.jpg|Fort Fraser Building Sign | |||
File:Fort Fraser - 19.jpg|Cheslatta Trail Sign | |||
File:Fort Fraser - 17.jpg|Cheslatta Trail Sign | |||
</gallery> | |||
---- | ---- | ||
{| | {| | ||
| | | | ||
<googlemap version="0.9" lat="54. | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="54.060412" lon="-124.619336" zoom="16" width="-500" height="-500" scale="yes" type="map" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(F) 54.05906, -124.619937, Fort Fraser (3) | (F) 54.05906, -124.619937, Fort Fraser (3) | ||
(1806-1915) | (1806-1915) | ||
(M) 54.06077, -124.61853, Simon Fraser Marker | |||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
|valign="top"| | |valign="top"| | ||
'''Location:''' Beaumont Provincial Park | '''Location:''' Beaumont Provincial Park, British Columbia. The "F" fort map marker is the location of the site interpretive sign while the "M" map marker is the location of the Simon Fraser commemorative marker. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|54.05906|-124.619937}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|54.05906|-124.619937}} | ||
* Elevation: | * Elevation: 2,198' | ||
|} | |} | ||
| Line 45: | Line 57: | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Fraser,_British_Columbia Wikipedia - Fort Fraser (town)] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Fraser,_British_Columbia Wikipedia - Fort Fraser (town)] | ||
{{Visited| | {{Visited|20 Jun 2014}} | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
{{PageFooter}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser (3)}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser (3)}} | ||
[[Category:All]] | [[Category:All]] | ||
[[Category:British Columbia All]] | [[Category:British Columbia All]] | ||
[[Category:British Columbia Forts]] | [[Category:British Columbia Forts]] | ||
[[Category:British Columbia HBC Posts]] | |||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
[[Category:North West Company Forts]] | [[Category:North West Company Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Hudson's Bay Company Forts]] | [[Category:Hudson's Bay Company Forts]] | ||
[[Category:2014 Research Trip]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:51, 7 January 2019
|
Fort Fraser (3) (1806-1915) - A North West Company trading post/fort first established in 1806 on the edge of Lake Fraser near the present day town of Fort Fraser, British Columbia. Named after the explorer Simon Fraser who established the site in 1806. Became a Hudson's Bay Company post when the two companies merged in 1821. Abandoned in 1915. Also known as Simon Fraser's Fort and Fraser Lake Post.
Current Status Well marked site in Beaumont Provincial Park, British Columbia. A small roadside marker in the park commemorates Simon Fraser's founding visit to the site in 1806. A much larger interpretive sign is located further in the park at the site of the fort and a well defined path leads to the lake's edge. A squared log house/barn is on site but of uncertain origin.
See Also: Sources: Links: Visited: 20 Jun 2014
| ||||||
