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| Contact Us Fort St. James National Historic Site P.O. Box 1148 Fort St. James, B.C. Canada VOJ 1P0 Phone: (250) 996-7191 Fax: (250) 996-8566
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Fort St. James National Historic Site of Canada
Natural Wonders & Cultural Treasures
Cultural Treasures
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In 1805 and 1806, the North West Company constructed the first two permanent
fur trade posts west of the Rocky Mountains. The second, Fort St. James, became
the centre of the northern fur trade district, known as New Caledonia. Although
today it is restored to a single year in time, 1896, the story you will hear
spans about one hundred and forty six years, starting with the arrival of
the fur traders and ending in 1952, when the Hudson‘s Bay Company closed
shop on the original site.
The years of early contacts and the decades of trade between Carrier and
the Euro-Canadian newcomers were an era of important changes and adjustments.
As you wander among the historic buildings, you will discover that each of
them is a cultural treasure. Here you will meet and talk to site interpretive
staff in period costume. You will see that Fort St James is a place of many
stories, and that the array of events and experiences have had different meanings
and implications for different people.
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