The Fur Trade-1 by MagikUnicorn
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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.
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Magik
Comments (68)
Great shot and interesting historical information!
wonderful capture, Magik warm hug with a smile, Linda
great story and history Magik, love your picture. been busy but i'll upload and view that second video this weekend bro, thanks again my friend for your time and thoughtfulness. steve
for such an old building, it looks new, well prserve.
EXCELLENT CAPTURE , COLORS & BEAUTIFUL !!!!!
What a beautiful place! Splendid capture!
Pretty stone building!
Great capture and interesting history :) Don
Greay history my friend.
Makes very interesting reading, excellent shot !
nice house and photo! Wonderful!
Good capture picture erland
Interesting history and capture. Aloha
nice picture
Beautiful place and fantastic photo.
Beautiful shot dear Magik ! *** H u g s ***
That's a cool looking place Real.Excellent shot
beautiful shot !
I'd live there. Great find!
Wonderful place and interetsing informations!!! :)
thats a great old building ..the love the bricks and history!
Beautiful house. wonderful capture!!
Such a classic building with a great history to it, very well done
Fantastic stone textures and beautiful light. Excellent shot.
Thank you for sharing this moment in history, along with your great photo!
Ahhh!! ~Lovely~ I almost feel I am there :-} Thanks for sharing... FABULOUS!!!
Beautiful! Thanks for the info my friend!
I have seen a lot of these building when living there and always wondered about them and now 100 years later I get the history of them lol, well not a 100 but ya know what I mean lol wonderful education today thanks ~~
Hummm It seems to me that I know that Magik lol...... Very good narration and there will be always something to learn and at the every day That gets savours of our ancestors to us. Cheer and mile mercies still ((5++)) Hummm Il me semble que je connais cela Magik lolll Très bonne narration et il y auras toujours quelque chose à apprendre et à tout les jours Cela nous procure saveurs de nos ancêtres . Bravo et mile mercis encore ((5++))
A fine picture of this very interesting stone structure.