Excavating Post Walls at Francois Post (near Nipawin)
Database ID | 26979 | |
Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
Fonds/Collection | Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection | |
Series | S-B | |
File/Item Reference | S-B (S-B5586) | |
Date of creation | 1964 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; 16.5 x 14 | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Historical note | The post was built in 1763 the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. The site is now underwater due to the nearby dam project. | |
Scope and content | An archaeologist excavating post walls from the Francois-Finlay post (by the present Francois-Finlay Dam) near Nipawin, Saskatchewan in 1964. | |
Restrictions on access | See Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
Copyright holder | Unknown | |
Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection | |
Language of material | English | |
Place | Tobin Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Finlay, James Francois-Finlay Le Blanc, Francois | |
Subject | Fur Trade Forts Archaeology Francois-Finlay Post | |
Date Range(s) | 1776-1799 1960-1969 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/26979 |