Created By: Fort Frances Musuem & Cultural Centre
The following inscription is found on the plaque installed by the "Ontario Historical Society".
Erected on or near this site some time between 1775 and 1787 by the North West Company, and abandoned in 1821 at the union with the Hudson's Bay Company.
The establishment included "Athabasca House", the depot where, owing to the distances to be convered during the short travelling season, the traders from Montreal met those from the Athabasca Country and exchanged lading with them.
Erected 1955
This point of interest is part of the tour: Fort Frances Historical Marker Tour
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