York Factory
York Factory, fur-trading post, NE Man., Canada, on Hudson Bay, at the mouth of the Hayes River, just east of the mouth of the Nelson River. The name was used for several early (late-17th-century) posts in the area, which changed hands during the struggle between England and France for control of the rich fur trade. The British gained final control after the Peace of Utrecht (1713). The present post (built 1788–93) was a major warehouse for the Hudson's Bay Company. It was closed in 1957. In 1968 it became a National Historic Site.
More From encyclopedia.com
Post , post1 / pōst/ • n. a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used to support something or as a marker: follow the blue po… Fur Trade , fur trade, in American history. Trade in animal skins and pelts had gone on since antiquity, but reached its height in the wilderness of North Americ… American Fur Company , AMERICAN FUR COMPANY. The American Fur Company represented John Jacob Astor's bid to challenge the dominant Canadian fur companies operating within t… Hudsons Bay Company , Hudson's Bay Company, corporation chartered (1670) by Charles II of England for the purpose of trade and settlement in the Hudson Bay region of North… Factory , factory •beery, bleary, cheery, dearie, dreary, Dun Laoghaire, eerie, eyrie (US aerie), Kashmiri, leery, peri, praemunire, query, smeary, teary, theo… post- , post- comb. form of POST6 as in post-communion (liturg.) part of the Eucharistic service following the communion XV (— medL.); post-date affix a late…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
York Factory