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  1. Nancy Marguerite Anderson @[email protected] ·

    THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, AND PERILOUS JOURNEYS OF THE FUR TRADE
    #Blogpost In 1859, Royal Engineer Lieutenant Henry Spencer Palmer rode over the brigade trail to Fort Colvile, at the side of Angus McDonald. This story begins at the junction of the #Tulameen River with the #Similkameen -- in other words, where #Princeton #BC stands today. #HBCHistory #HistoricJourney #AmWritingHistory nancymargueriteanderson.com/si

    #blogpost #tulameen #similkameen #princeton #bc #hbchistory
  2. Nancy Marguerite Anderson @[email protected] ·

    THE HBC BRIGADES, BLOGPOST:
    "In 1849, Lieutenant Spencer Palmer rode over the Similkameen Brigade Trail, alongside Angus McDonald of Fort Colvile, who was then in charge of that Columbia River post. We begin the journey at the junction of the two rivers -- the #Similkameen, and the #Tulameen -- where #Princeton stands today. #History #BCHistory nancymargueriteanderson.com/si

    #similkameen #tulameen #princeton #history #bchistory