Finlay Forks

Finlay Forks was an important Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post and settlement in northern British Columbia, located at the confluence of the Finlay River and Parsnip River.,[1][2] 55° 59' 0" North, 123° 50' 0" West. In 1916, a reserve of the Fort Grahame band of Sekani was established nearby. Since the construction of the W. A. C. Bennett Dam in 1968 it has lain under the waters of Williston Lake.

References

  1. ↑ "Settlers' Effects - Mackenzie - Environmental, Cultural & Social Change from 1805-1972 - Trading Posts". settlerseffects.ca.
  2. ↑ Raymond M. Patterson. 1968. Finlay's River. New York: W. Morrow. Chapter 6.
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