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Summary

Significance: Site of one of the most important fur posts on the North American Continent. Selected as headquarters of the North West Co. of Great Britain because of its excellent location between Lake Superior and the interconnected waterway along Minnesota-Ontario border.

Survey number: HABS MN-76

Building/structure dates: ca. 1778 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1940 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1973 Subsequent Work

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Date

1933 - 1940
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
North West Company
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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