York Factory, Manitoba

York Factory is a settlement located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in northeastern Manitoba, Canada at the mouth of the Hayes River, approximately 100 km (60 mi) SSE of Churchill. The settlement's 2001 population was 226.

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Hudson Bay - Manitoba - Canada - Hayes River - Churchill - 2001

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The settlement was the longtime headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company in North America. During the 17th through late 19th century, the depot and its predecessors were the central base of operations for company's control the fur trade and other business dealings with the First Nations throughout Rupert's Land, the vast territory comprising the entire watershed of Hudson Bay that now forms much of Canada.

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Hudson's Bay Company - North America - 17th - 19th century - Fur trade - First Nations - Rupert's Land

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It served as the company headquarters until 1957. The former company complex is now owned by the Canadian Government and operated by Parks Canada as the York Factory National Historic Site of Canada, with a small community remaining in the area. The wooden structure at the park site dates from 1831 and is the oldest and largest wooden structure in Canada built on permafrost.

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1957 - Parks Canada - 1831 - Permafrost

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