Naughton in Sudbury District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Whitefish Lake Post

Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 11, 2017

1. Whitefish Lake Post Marker

Inscription.
The Hudson's Bay Company had established a fur trading post on the western shore of Whitefish Lake by 1824. It was hoped that a depot adjacent to the portage route to Wakami Lake would help prevent independent traders in Michigan, Wisconsin and southern Ontario from encroaching on trade north of the French River. In this, the post was reasonably successful. In 1887 the Company dismantled the building and moved it here to Naughton (Walden) so that it would be closer to the Canadian Pacific Railway line to Sault Ste. Marie. With the development of lumbering and mining in the region, the fur trade declined in significance, and in 1896 the post was closed.

Erected by Ontario Heritage Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 46° 24.252′ N, 81° 10.922′ W. Marker is in Naughton, Ontario, in Sudbury District. It is on Old Highway 17 (County Highway 55) 0.2 kilometers east of Simon Lake Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Naughton ON P0M 2M0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northeastern Ontario

and specifically in Northern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Salter's Meridian 1856 (here, next to this marker); Dr. Ted Szilva, O. Ont., LLD, D.O.M. (approx. 13.8 kilometers away); The Famous Big Nickel / Le célèbre big nickel (approx. 13.8 kilometers away); Nickel Mining in Canada / Production de nickel au Canada (approx. 13.8 kilometers away); In Honour and Memory of the Holditch Family (approx. 13.8 kilometers away); The Superstack / La Supercheminée (approx. 13.9 kilometers away); Austin Airways 1934-1987 (approx. 16.2 kilometers away); The Sudbury Basin (approx. 17.2 kilometers away).

Wideview of Whitefish Lake Post Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 11, 2017

2. Wideview of Whitefish Lake Post Marker

Salter's Meridian marker is adjacent

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 507 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.