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York Factory, a fur trade hub for over 250 years

York Factory, Manitoba, photographed in 2017.
York Factory, Manitoba, photographed in 2017. York Factory, Manitoba (2017) · Travel Manitoba · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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York Factory, a Hudson’s Bay Company depot on Hudson Bay in Manitoba, was a vital fur trade hub for more than 250 years. It served as the gateway to the vast interior for British trade goods, settlers and soldiers, and lies on Treaty 5 territory.

Scope & context

York Factory’s role in the fur trade, not the full history of the Hudson’s Bay Company or of the Cree and other Indigenous peoples who traded there.

Sources behind this record

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York Factory National Historic Site ↗

Parks Canada

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