York Factory National Historic Site - Historic Places Days

York Factory National Historic Site

Manitoba
Type
Industrial
Address
Manitoba, Canada
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Hours
https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/mb/yorkfactory
Phone
1-888-773-8888 (toll free) 204-675-8863

On the north shore of the Hayes River, eight kilometres upstream from Hudson Bay, York Factory was once a series of fur-trading posts established in the late 17th century by the Hudson’s Bay Company. Between 1684 and 1957, York Factory served as a trading post, distribution point and administrative centre for a vast network of fur posts throughout the West.

At its peak in the 1860s, the community that comprised York Factory had grown to over fifty buildings, reflecting the specialized activities and hosting a large complement of officers, clerks, labourers and a seasonal workforce of Indigenous traders and hunters. York Factory served many duties in its 273 years of operation, shifting from a fur-trade post to a warehousing and transshipment depot.

What remains of the factory to this day is a massive three-story complex standing alone on the vast tundra. Its visitors can admire the vestiges and graffiti of yesteryear on the wooden walls and take the sidewalks above the marshy ground to the ruins of a powder magazine and a cemetery—echoes of a once-thriving trading community.

Notes from "Manitoba’s Historic Sites"

I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit this historic site on a work trip years ago.  York Factory is a huge fur trade hub for more than 250 years.   It was the gateway to vast interior for British trade goods.

Amenities

  • Family-Friendly
  • National Historic Site
  • Parking
  • Parkland
  • Pet-Friendly

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Manitoba, Canada
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