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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1805-1952) - A [[North West Company]] trading post/fort first established in 1805 at the present day town of McLeod Lake, British Columbia. Named after [[Archibald Norman McLeod]], a partner in the [[North West Company]]. Became a [[Hudson's Bay Company]] post when the two companies merged in 1821. Moved to a retail location in 1952. Also known as [[Trout Lake Fort]] and [[McLeod's Lake Post]]. | |||
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|width="50%"|[[ | |width="50%"|[[File:Fort McLeod Marker - 1.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Fort McLeod Marker on Hwy 97 at the General Store]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[ | |width="50%"|[[File:Fort McLeod Signage - 2.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fort McLeod Icehouse Signage]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[ | |colspan="2"|[[File:Fort McLeod - 17.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort McLeod Site, Left to Right Icehouse, Workshop, House and Warehouse]] | ||
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== History of Fort McLeod == | == History of Fort McLeod == | ||
Established in 1805. | Established in 1805. | ||
Abandoned in | Abandoned in 1952. | ||
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<gallery> | |||
File:Fort McLeod Ice House.jpg|Fort McLeod Ice House | |||
File:Fort McLeod House.jpg|Fort McLeod House | |||
File:Fort McLeod Warehouse.jpg|Fort McLeod Warehouse | |||
File:Fort McLeod Work Shop.jpg|Fort McLeod Workshop | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Fort McLeod National Historic Site of Canada. | [[File:Fort McLeod Marker - 3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort McLeod Marker Text]] | ||
Fort McLeod National Historic Site of Canada. Four remaining buildings at McLeod Lake, British Columbia. Three buildings are from the 1920s and one is from the 1940s. | |||
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! On site buildings (all closed) | |||
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* Ice House 1946 | |||
* Work Shop 192? | |||
* House 1929 | |||
* Warehouse 1929 | |||
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Restored in 1993-1991 | |||
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The roadside marker for Fort McLeod is located alongside Hwy 97 in front of the general store. | |||
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="54.988666" lon="-123.044259" zoom="14" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="54.988666" lon="-123.044259" zoom="14" width="-500" height="-500" type="map" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(F) 54.99245, -123.039558, Fort McLeod | |||
(M) 54.987975, -123.033351, Fort McLeod Marker | |||
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'''Location:''' Carp Lake Road, McLeod Lake, British Columbia. | '''Location:''' Carp Lake Road, McLeod Lake, British Columbia. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|54. | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|54.99245|-123.039558}} | ||
* Elevation: .....' | * Elevation: .....' | ||
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'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[North West Company]] | * [[North West Company]] | ||
* [[:Category:North West Company | * [[:Category:North West Company Forts|North West Company Forts]] | ||
* [[Hudson's Bay Company]] | * [[Hudson's Bay Company]] | ||
* [[Category:Hudson's Bay Company Forts|Hudson's Bay Company Forts]] | * [[:Category:Hudson's Bay Company Forts|Hudson's Bay Company Forts]] | ||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
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* [http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=16523 Canada's Historic Places - Fort McLeod National Historic Site] | * [http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=16523 Canada's Historic Places - Fort McLeod National Historic Site] | ||
* [http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=16592 Canada's Historic Places - McLeod's Lake Post] | * [http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=16592 Canada's Historic Places - McLeod's Lake Post] | ||
* [http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/resource/post_rec/post7.html HBC Archives - McLeod Lake] | |||
{{Visited| | {{Visited|21 Jun 2014}} | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:McLeod}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:McLeod}} | ||
[[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 21:52, 7 January 2019
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Fort McLeod (1805-1952) - A North West Company trading post/fort first established in 1805 at the present day town of McLeod Lake, British Columbia. Named after Archibald Norman McLeod, a partner in the North West Company. Became a Hudson's Bay Company post when the two companies merged in 1821. Moved to a retail location in 1952. Also known as Trout Lake Fort and McLeod's Lake Post.
Current Status Fort McLeod National Historic Site of Canada. Four remaining buildings at McLeod Lake, British Columbia. Three buildings are from the 1920s and one is from the 1940s.
Restored in 1993-1991
The roadside marker for Fort McLeod is located alongside Hwy 97 in front of the general store.
See Also: Sources: Links:
Visited: 21 Jun 2014
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