Fort Collinson
Fort Brabant
Trading post
Fort Collinson is located in Northwest Territories
Fort Collinson
Fort Collinson
Coordinates: 71°37′02″N 117°52′09″W / 71.61722°N 117.86917°W / 71.61722; -117.86917 (Fort Collinson)[1]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
RegionInuvik
Built1928
Closed1939
Founded byHudson's Bay Company
Named forRichard Collinson

Fort Collinson was a trading post operated by the Hudson's Bay Company (Post Number B.405)[2] 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.[3]

Previously known as Fort Brabant,[4] the post opened in 1928 when it was moved from its prior location at Alaervik on the north side of Prince Albert Sound.[3][5]

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.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ "Fort Collinson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Hudson's Bay Company Archives". gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Condon, Richard G. (1988). Inuit Youth: Growth and Change in the Canadian Arctic. Volume 1 of "Adolescents in a changing world". Rutgers University Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-8135-1364-2.
  4. ^ Hudson's Bay Company. Fort Collinson
  5. ^ a b Condon, Richard G. (1996). The Northern Copper Inuit: A History. University of Toronto Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-8020-0849-7. Fort Collinson.

Further reading


Categories