I think both Fort Chipewyan and Fort Vermillion were started in 1778 by the northwest company.
An interesting note...
In 1790 Fort Chipewyan boasted the largest library in Rupert's land. It had over 2000 books to be available to anyone that could read pretty much.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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Last edited by Red Bullets; 08-17-2016 at 06:44 PM.
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