Fort Collinson Explained

Fort Collinson
Other Name:Fort Brabant
Pushpin Map:Canada Northwest Territories
Caption:Fort Collinson on the northwest coast of Victoria Island
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Territory
Subdivision Name1:Northwest Territories
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Inuvik
Type:Trading post
Established Title:Built
Established Date:1928
Established Title1:Closed
Established Date1:1939
Founder:Hudson's Bay Company
Named For:Richard Collinson

Fort Collinson was a trading post operated by the Hudson's Bay Company (Post Number B.405)[1] located on Victoria Island in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is situated on the Prince Albert Peninsula on the north side of Walker Bay, just north of Minto Inlet.[2]

Previously known as Fort Brabant,[3] the post opened in 1928 when it was moved from its prior location at Alaervik on the north side of Prince Albert Sound.[2] [4]

Named in honour of Sir Richard Collinson, an English naval officer and explorer of the Arctic, the post closed in 1939 when it was transferred to Holman, now Ulukhaktok.[2] [4]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hudson's Bay Company Archives. gov.mb.ca. 19 February 2010.
  2. Book: Condon, Richard G. . Richard Guy Condon

    . Richard Guy Condon. Inuit Youth: Growth and Change in the Canadian Arctic . Rutgers University Press. 1988 . Volume 1 of "Adolescents in a changing world". 28. 0-8135-1364-2.

  3. http://pam.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/PAM_AUTHORITY/WEB_AUTH_DET_REP/HEADING%20%22Hudson%27s%20Bay%20Company.%20Fort%20Collinson%22?SESSIONSEARCH Hudson's Bay Company. Fort Collinson
  4. Book: Condon, Richard G. . Richard Guy Condon

    . Richard Guy Condon. The Northern Copper Inuit: A History . University of Toronto Press. 1996 . 978-0-8020-0849-7. registration. 96. Fort Collinson..