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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1808- | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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. | ||
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== History == | == 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. | 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. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Site not identified by marker or obvious access point and may be underwater. | |||
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(F) 48. | (F) 48.3944, -115.54267, Kootenai Post (1) | ||
NWC (1808-1809) | NWC (1808-1809) | ||
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'''Location:''' Across the river from Libby | '''Location:''' Across the river from Libby in Lincoln County, Montana. {{GNISMapPoint}} | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|48. | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|48.3944|-115.54267}} | ||
* Elevation: 2,057' | * Elevation: 2,057' | ||
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'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/mt3.html#koot1 North American Forts - Kootenai Post (1)] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/mt3.html#koot1 North American Forts - Kootenai Post (1)] | ||
* [http://www.montanatrappers.org/history/fur-posts.htm Montana Trappers - Kootenai Post] | |||
{{Visited|Area 7 Jun 2017}} | {{Visited|Area 7 Jun 2017}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:56, 7 January 2019
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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. HistoryEstablished 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.
Current StatusSite not identified by marker or obvious access point and may be underwater.
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Visited: Area 7 Jun 2017
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