Rocky Mountain House

Rocky Mountain House (1799-1875) - A North West Company post first established in 1799 near the present day town of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. A competing Acton House was established by the Hudson's Bay Company nearby and when the two companies merged in 1821 both became Hudson's Bay Company posts. Not continuously occupied and located on at least four different sites. Abandoned in 1875.

Rocky Mountain House Site #4 Chimneys	Rocky Mountain House Site #1
Rocky Mountain House Last Site Marker and Two Chimneys in the Background

History of Rocky Mountain House

Rocky Mountain Post	Acton Post
Site 1 (1799-1821) First Post Site 2 (1835-1861) Site 3 (1865-1868) Temporary Post Site 4 (1868-1875) Final Post	Acton Post (1799-1835)

Current Status

Archelogical remains in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.

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Location: Town of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. Maps & Images Lat: 52.3623 Long: -114.9709 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....'

See Also:

• North West Company
• North West Company Forts
• Hudson's Bay Company
• Hudson's Bay Company Forts

Sources:

Links:

• North American Forts - Rocky Mountain House
• Wikipedia - Town of Rocky Mountain House
• Canada's Historic Places - Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site
• Parks Canada - Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site
• Parks Canada - Archaeology at Rocky Mountain House
• Parks Canada - Interpretive Trail Map
• HBC Archives - Rocky Mountain House

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