Flathead Post

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Flathead Post (1823-1847) - A Hudson's Bay Company post first established by Alexander Ross in 1823 at present-day Eddy, Sanders County, Montana. Abandoned in 1847 for Fort Connah. Also known as Saleesh House

History

One of three similarly named trading posts established along the Clark Fork River and one post established between the river and Flathead lake.

Clark Fork River Trading Posts

Post	Est.	Closed	Company	Est By	Location	Notes
Saleesh House	1809	18??	North West Company	David Thompson & James McMillan	Thompson Falls
Flathead Post	1812	1812	North West Company	Alexander Ross & Ross Cox	Noxon
Flathead Post	1823	1847	Hudson's Bay Company	Alexander Ross	Eddy	aka Saleesh House
Fort Connah	1846	1872	Hudson's Bay Company	Neil McArthur & Angus McDonald	St. Ignatius	aka Flathead Post Flathead Post was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post established by Alexander Ross in 1823 along the Clark Fork River at present-day Eddy in Sanders County, Montana. Abandoned in 1847 for Fort Connah. Current Status Unknown in Eddy, Montana. Context Location: Near Eddy in Sanders County, Montana. Map point is approximate. Lat: 47.523° Long: -115.038° Elevation: 2' Bing, Google, OldMapsOnline, USGS, OHM Loading map... See Also: Hudson's Bay Company Hudson's Bay Company Forts Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 471. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1780983 Links: North American Forts - Flathead Post HBC Archives - Flathead MT0175 - Saleesh House Related: Encyclopedia of Historic Forts, Flathead Post, Flathead Post, Fort Connah, Hudson's Bay Company, North West Company, Saleesh House,