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Town of Fort Frances: Town of Fort Frances
Located in the Rainy River District of Ontario, Fort Frances has been a centre of activity since the time of the Fur Trade. Information is provided on the town's history, economy and tourism activities.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Lewis and Clark: Corps of Discovery: The Mandan Indian Nation
Find a description of the Mandan culture, housing, and daily way of life. Included are photographs of Mandan villages and houses.
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Lesson Plans: New France
Offers a lesson plan that helps students understand the lives and hardships of Coureurs de bois.
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York Boats Colouring: Hbc Young Explorers
For early elementary students and teachers wanting to get involved with a York Boat exercise, the Hudson's Bay Company has this website with colouring templates, including one for York Boats.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The French and Indian War
A brief look at the French and Indian War, part of a world war France and England were fighting against each other. See why William Pitt's ideas about the value of the colonies helped turn the tide for the English troops.
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Hudson's Bay Company (Hbc)
This is a brief biography of, Governor of the Hudson Bay Company, Henry Pelly. It describes his accomplishments which include negotiating a fur trade treaty for the Alaska fur trade between the Hbc and the Russian American Fur Company....
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Graphical Element: Huron Chief Wearing a Red Coat From the Hudson's Bay Company
Native groups were important in the fur trade. Furs would be collected through trapping and trade before being taken to the trading posts in early summer.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Grand Portage Natl Monument
The Grand Portage National Monument, located within the boreal forest on the north shore of Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota, preserves a vital center of fur trade activity and Anishinaabeg Ojibwe heritage.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Montana: Fort Benton
Established as a fur trading center in 1847, the fort prospered with the growth of steamboat traffic starting in 1859 and an 1862 gold strike, but declined with the advent of the railroad.
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Overland Trail: The Mountain Man Rendevous
Description of the rendevous or appointed places for fur hunters (Indian and white) to meet and trade before the establishment of trading posts.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Lytton, Transformed by Transportation
The community of Lytton, British Columbia and the effects of increased access to it are profiled. Initially a town where Aboriginal peoples traded, the coming of fur traders and settlers and the railway all contributed to the growth of...
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Planet Ark: World Environmental News
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Nile, 1903
This is a highly detailed map of the Nile River basin from the Tropic of Cancer south to the river's source at Victoria Nyanza (Lake Victoria). This map shows both the Blue Nile and White Nile river systems in 1903. Major cities, trade...