Fort Good Hope (3)

Fort Good Hope (3) (1805-1918) - First Established as a North West Company fur trading post and fort in 1805. Became a Hudson's Bay Company post in 1822. Abandoned after 1918. Also known as Fort Charles. History A North West Company (NWC) fur trading post and fort first established in 1805 along the Mackenzie River between the mouth of the Peel River and the mouth of Arctic Red River. Reputedly the most northern post of the North West Company. Relocated several times south along the Mackenzie River. The NWC and the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) merged in 1821 under the Hudson's Bay Company name. The post became a HBC post in 1822 and was moved about 100 miles south in 1823 to Manitou Island in the Mackenzie River. In 1826 the post was moved further south to the present vicinity of Fort Good Hope. It was relocated twice in 1836. In 1859 the Hudson's Bay Company invited the Roman Catholic Oblate fathers to establish a mission at Fort Good Hope. The mission was established by Father Henri Grollier who had been stationed at Fort Chipewyan since 1852. HBC Closure Reportedly abandoned in 1918 although a 1928 photo shows the post HBC buildings in relatively good repair. Fort Good Hope RMCP Post The RCMP established a post here sometime before 1928 (shown in 1928 photo). Current Status Unknown. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada. Maps & Images Lat: 66.25861 Long: -128.62861 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 879' See Also: Hudson's Bay Company Hudson's Bay Company Forts North West Company North West Company Forts Sources: HBC Archives - Fort Good Hope, post B.80, records (1822-1918) Wright, Janet, Church of Our Lady of Good Hope, Parks Canada, Ottawa, 1986, Pdf Links: North American Forts - Fort Good Hope Wikipedia - Fort Good Hope Visited: No