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Flathead Post (2) (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 (2)

History of Flathead Post (2)

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 (1) 1809 18?? North West Company David Thompson & James McMillan Thompson Falls
Flathead Post (1) 1812 1812 North West Company Alexander Ross & Ross Cox Noxon
Flathead Post (2) 1823 1847 Hudson's Bay Company Alexander Ross Eddy aka Saleesh House (2)
Fort Connah 1846 1872 Hudson's Bay Company Neil McArthur & Angus McDonald St. Ignatius aka Flathead Post (3)

Flathead Post (2) 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.


USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1780983


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Location: Near Eddy, Sanders County, Montana. Map point is approximate.

Maps & Images

Lat: 47.5227151 Long: -115.0376394

  • Multi Maps from ACME
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  • Elevation: 2,444'

See Also:

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.

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