Episode 2 of 2
HBC Begins Construction of Edmonton House
- When
- October 5, 1795
- Where
- Edmonton House, on the North Saskatchewan River
On October 5, 1795, the Hudson's Bay Company began constructing Edmonton House beside the North West Company's recently built Fort Augustus.
A few months after the North West Company erected Fort Augustus in summer 1795, the Hudson's Bay Company started building Edmonton House on October 5, 1795, taking advantage of the same two rivers. The posts stood a described "musket-shot" apart, indicating fierce competition, though the closeness also provided mutual security for European traders of both companies in a land where they were all intruders.
Sources
- Fort Edmonton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
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