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My New Series... Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada Beginning in the 1600s, voyageurs would launch their canoes from this location to transport trade goods thousands of miles into First Nations lands. At that time the Lachine Rapids prevented large ships from going any further west along the Saint Lawrence River. A stone warehouse was erected in 1803 to store the furs gathered as a result of fur trade. It is now a museum dedicated to the history of this strategic location as a departure and arrival point for fur trading expeditions. Located to the west of the Island of Montréal along Lake Saint-Louis, The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site testifies to the apogee of the fur industry in the Montréal region in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The old stone warehouse dates from 1803. Alexander Gordon, ex-clerk and stockholder of the North West Company had it built to store trading goods and furs. In 1833, the warehouse became the property of the Hudson’s Bay Company. Lachine occupied a strategic position on the fur route as a departure and arrival point for trading expeditions. It was also an important centre for storing the Montréal merchants’ furs and for trading goods. Today, this unique warehouse houses an exhibition that enables visitors to relive the Montréal fur epic. Thanks Magik

Comments (68)


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dbrv6

2:57PM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Excellent and historic indeed. Thank you for the historical introduction.

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ShadowsNTime

5:23PM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Beautiful photo and love the history! I am native american and I truly treasure everything that I read that has to do with the Indian Nations!

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moochagoo

8:24PM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Très intéressante histoire sur une période rude.

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tetsu-pino

9:36PM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Splendid capture!!!

bebert

5:25AM | Sat, 04 October 2008

belle bâtisse, joli POV

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Mad-Mike

8:47PM | Sun, 05 October 2008

Awesome building!!! love the stone work!!!!!! ^_^ Yehawwwww yip me HyPeRs me Matey!!!

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three_grrr

11:17AM | Tue, 07 October 2008

Wonderful shot .. and excellent history too, thank you for that.

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clam73

5:57AM | Fri, 10 October 2008

nice capture and history!


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MakeEASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
ModelKODAK EASYSHARE M853 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
Shutter Speed5031/1000000
ISO Speed80
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