NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON

An Accidental Historian, writing about the people who worked in the Territory West of the Rocky Mountains before 1858 — so many good stories!

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James Anderson on Lake Franklin

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 23, 2022 "Journeys", Explorations
James Anderson on Lake Franklin

In this blogpost, James Anderson (A), and his clerk James Green Stewart, will make their way down the Great Fish River, from Wolf Rapids to another large lake called Lake…

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The Barlow Road

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 25, 2021 "York Factory Express", Explorations
The 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…

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James Anderson on the Back River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 24, 2021 "Journeys", Explorations
James Anderson on the Back River

On July 16, 1855, James Anderson and James Green Stewart continued their journey down the Back River, travelling from Lake Beechy northward, toward the Arctic Ocean. As you already know,…

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James Anderson on the Back River 1

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 5, 2021 "Journeys", Explorations
James Anderson on the Back River 1

So James Anderson and James Green Stewart and their men have now reached the headwaters of the Great Fish River, and will begin their journey north to the Arctic Ocean.…

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Robert Campbell and the Porcupine River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 23, 2019 "Journeys", Explorations
Robert Campbell and the Porcupine River

From Fort Yukon, Robert Campbell and his men hurried up the Porcupine River to join Mr. Alexander Hunter Murray, who was already on his way to Lapierre House with the…

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