Fort Collinson
Fort Collinson was a trading post operated by the Hudson's Bay Company (Post Number B.405)[3] located on Victoria Island in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is situated on the Prince Albert Peninsula on the north side of Walker Bay, just north of Minto Inlet.[4]
Fort Collinson
Fort Brabant | |
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  Fort Collinson | |
| Coordinates: 71°37′02″N 117°52′09″W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Inuvik |
| Built | 1928 |
| Closed | 1939 |
| Founded by | Hudson's Bay Company |
| Named for | Richard Collinson |
Previously known as Fort Brabant[5] the post opened in 1928 when it was moved from its prior location at Alaervik on the north side of Prince Albert Sound.[4][6]
Named in honour of Sir Richard Collinson, an English naval officer and explorer of the Arctic, the post closed in 1939 when it was transferred to Holman, now Ulukhaktok.[4][6]
References
- "Fort Collinson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- "Fort Collinson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- "Hudson's Bay Company Archives". gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- Condon, Richard G. (1988). Inuit Youth: Growth and Change in the Canadian Arctic. Volume 1 of "Adolescents in a changing world". Rutgers University Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-8135-1364-2.
- Hudson's Bay Company. Fort Collinson
- Condon, Richard G. (1996). The Northern Copper Inuit: A History. University of Toronto Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-8020-0849-7.
Fort Collinson.
Further reading
- Condon, R.G. East meets West: Fort Collinson, the fur trade, and the economic acculturation of the northern Copper Inuit, 1928-1939.
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