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With the merger of the NWC and the HBC in 1821, [[Fort Wedderburn]] was abandoned and Fort Chipewyan became the headquarters for the Athabasca district. | With the merger of the NWC and the HBC in 1821, [[Fort Wedderburn]] was abandoned and Fort Chipewyan became the headquarters for the Athabasca district. | ||
In 1869, the Dominion of Canada purchased the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] territories but the area continued to be dominated by the fur trade until after [[World War II]]. The [[Hudson's Bay Company]] rebuilt and expanded Fort Chipewyan after 1870. In 1883, the traditional York boats were replaced by sternwheel steamers further opening up the western. | In 1869, the Dominion of Canada purchased the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] territories but the area continued to be dominated by the fur trade until after [[World War II]]. The [[Hudson's Bay Company]] rebuilt and expanded Fort Chipewyan after 1870. In 1883, the traditional York boats were replaced by sternwheel steamers further opening up the western Canada. | ||
The fur trade declined during the 1950s but the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] maintained a retail store in the town of Fort Chipewyan until 1927. | The fur trade declined during the 1950s but the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] maintained a retail store in the town of Fort Chipewyan until 1927. | ||
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HistoryEstablished in 1788 as a North West Company fur trading fort. Three rivers meet at Fort Chipewyan: the Athabasca, the Rocher, and Quatre Fourches. This confluence made Fort Chipewyan a natural location for trade and exploration. Alexander Mackenzie used the post as a jumping-off point on 3 Jun 1789 for his 2990 mile round trip up what became the Mackenzie River and again in 1792, on his trip to the Pacific Ocean via the Peace River. The XY Company established a trading post at Little Island in 1800. In 1802, Peter Fidler built Nottingham House, the first HBC post on English Island. In 1804, the XY Company and the NWC joined forces against the HBC. The HBC abandoned Nottingham House in 1808 but returned in 1815. John Clarke then established the HBC's Fort Wedderburn on Coal Island to challenge the NWC’s Fort Chipewyan. With the merger of the NWC and the HBC in 1821, Fort Wedderburn was abandoned and Fort Chipewyan became the headquarters for the Athabasca district. In 1869, the Dominion of Canada purchased the Hudson's Bay Company territories but the area continued to be dominated by the fur trade until after World War II. The Hudson's Bay Company rebuilt and expanded Fort Chipewyan after 1870. In 1883, the traditional York boats were replaced by sternwheel steamers further opening up the western Canada. The fur trade declined during the 1950s but the Hudson's Bay Company maintained a retail store in the town of Fort Chipewyan until 1927. Current StatusArchelogical remains only. The exterior of the Fort Chipewyan Bicentennial Museum at the town of Fort Chipewyan is an exact reconstruction of the Hudson’s Bay store of 1870. Located at 109 Mackenzie Ave.
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