Lachine in Montréal in Communauté-Urbaine-de-Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
The Hudson's Bay Company in Lachine
La Compagnie de la Baie d’Hudson à Lachine
In 1826, five years after the merger with its great Montréal rival, the North West Company, the Hudson’s Bay Company set up its headquarters in Lachine.
Activities connected with the fur trade, however, would never again reach the same dimensions as in the days of the North West Company.
“This point in earlier times had been a very important station of the North West Company… Hence larger fleets of canoes were despatched (sic) every Spring on their way to the head of Lake Superior, the point of rendez-vous where the magnates of the interior annually assembled… But at the period of which I write, much of the glory of Lachine had departed.” - Alexander Caulfield Anderson Stationed at Lachine in 1831.
French:
En 1826, cinq ans après la fusion avec sa grande rivale montréalaise, la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest, la Compagnie de la Baie d’Hudson installe ses quartiers généraux à Lachine.
Cependant, les activités liées au commerce de la fourrure n’auront plus jamais autant d’ampleur que sous le règne de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest.
«La Compagnie du Nord-Ouest avait déjà eu en poste très important à Lachine (…). Chaque printemps de nombreux canots quittaient la ville en direction du lieu de rendez-vous de «bourgeois» de l’intérieur, au nord du lac Supérieur (…). À l’époque qui nous intéresse, Lachine avait toutefois perdu beaucoup du son animation. - Alexander Caulfield Anderson en poste à Lachine en 1831.
Erected by Parks Canada / Parcs Canada.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.
Location. 45° 25.905′ N, 73° 40.525′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec, in Communauté-Urbaine-de-Montréal. It is in Lachine. Marker is on Boulevard Saint-Joseph, 0 kilometers 12 Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1255 Boulevard Saint-Joseph, Montréal QC H8S 2M2, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lachine Massacre (here, next to this marker); Lachine: Gateway to the Northwest (here, next to this marker); Frances Anne Hopkins (a few steps from this marker); Robert Cavelier de la Salle (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Lachine Canal (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); A Wonderful New Addition (approx. half a kilometer away); An Upstream Battle (approx. half a kilometer away); Full Steam Ahead (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montréal.
More about this marker. This monument is opposite the Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site building, near the footbridge, Promenade Père-Marquette.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 609 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on October 20, 2022, by Justin Bur of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.