Fort Durham rises
And so, in this blogpost, the HBC men under Chief Factor James Douglas have finally found a good location for Fort Durham, which would become the northernmost HBC post on…
Read moreDavid Douglas and his YFE journey
The botanist named David Douglas journeyed out of the Columbia District in Edward Ermatinger’s 1827 outgoing York Factory Express. He left behind him an interesting journal. Here goes: On the…
Read moreVancouver’s Island fort
This post is about the Vancouver’s Island fort that will soon be built and, eventually, named Fort Victoria. This series of posts began at https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/locating-fort-victoria/ and it continues on from…
Read moreThe Barlow Road
THIS POST IS UPDATED with more information of interest to Washington State historians — see below. The Barlow Road was a historic wagon road built in 1846 by some American…
Read moreJames Anderson in Lake Pelly
James Anderson and James Green Stewart have now reached and passed through Hawk Rapid, on the Great Fish River. Back did not name this rapid-filled chasm Hawk Rapids, but the…
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