Fort Simpson

Fort Simpson

  • PO BOX 438
  • Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
  • X0E 0N0

Website Links

Contact us
Applications

Description

Fort Simpson's origins as a community began in 1803 as Fort of the Forks. Fort of the Forks existed solely as a fur trading site and was situated near what is now known as Fort Simpson. The Village of Fort Simpson became a permanent settlement July 1822 when the Hudson's Bay Company began construction of a trading post, naming it for George Simpson, then Governor of Rupert's Land. Until 1910 this was "a company town", with some participation by the Anglican and Roman Catholic Missions.

Fact sheet

Company founded
1803

Companies nearby