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York Factory was established in 1684 by
the Hudson Bay Company as a trading post and quickly
grew in importance evolving into the administrative
centre for the dozens of trading posts that were
developed throughout western Canada over the next 200
years.
In 1810 the Hudson Bay
Company formed a new Department called the Northern
Department which handled the fur and other trade issues,
but also began to handle the immigration which was
coming into Rupert's Land.
At its' height, York Factory could boast
over 50 buildings all occupied by workers,
administrators and traders.
When the Northwest was handed over to
Canada in 1870 and with the building of the railway
across Canada, the need and importance of York Factory
disappeared and it devolved into the role of just
another trading post.
Today it is a Parks
Canada National Historic site and in conjunction with
the visitors centre in Churchill offers a complete and
exciting picture into the history and heritage of the
fur trading industry and the Hudson Bay Company.
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