Kootenai Post (4)

Kootenai Post (4) (1846-1860) - A Hudson's Bay Company post first established in 1846 near present day Rexford, Lincoln County, Montana. Abandoned in 1860. Also known as Kootenai, Linklater Post and Tobacco House.

History of Kootenai Post (4)

A Hudson's Bay Company post established by Edward Berland in 1846 near present day Rexford in Lincoln County, Montana, just below the United States-Canada border. Edward Berland died in 1852 and was replaced by John Linklater visiting from Fort Colville each season to take charge of the trading.

When the survey of the United States-Canada border was completed in 1860 the post was moved to the Canadian side. It was eventually replaced in Canada with Fort Steele.

Current Status

Unknown.

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1782424

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Location: Near Rexford, Lincoln County, Montana. Map point is approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 48.9680198 Long: -115.1801724 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 2,464'

See Also:

• Hudson's Bay Company
• Hudson's Bay Company Forts

Sources:

Links:

• North American Forts - Kootenai Post (4)

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