Saleesh House (1)

Saleesh House (1) (1809-1810) - A North West Company trading post first established by David Thompson and James McMillan in 1809 at present day Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana. Abandoned after 1810. History One of three similarly named trading posts established along the Clark Fork River and one post established between the river and Flathead lake. Clark Fork River Trading Posts Post Est. Closed Company Est By Location Notes Saleesh House (1) 1809 18?? North West Company David Thompson & James McMillan Thompson Falls Flathead Post (1) 1812 1812 North West Company Alexander Ross & Ross Cox Noxon Flathead Post (2) 1823 1847 Hudson's Bay Company Alexander Ross Eddy aka Saleesh House (2) Fort Connah 1846 1872 Hudson's Bay Company Neil McArthur & Angus McDonald St. Ignatius aka Flathead Post (3) Established as a North West Company trading post by David Thompson and James McMillan in 1809 near present day Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana. Abandoned after 1810. Current Status Unknown near Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Near Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana. Map points are approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 47.5721575 Long: -115.3051509 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 2,415' See Also: North West Company North West Company Forts Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 477. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1780982 Links: North American Forts - Saleesh House (1) Wikipedia - Saleesh House Visited: 9 Jun 2017