The European history of this area starts with the discovery of Hudson Bay in 1610. The area was recognized as important in the Fur trade and of potential importance for other discoveries.
This fort was started in 1717 by James Knight of the Hudson Bay Company and was originally called the "Churchill River Post". In 1719, the post was renamed Prince of Wales Fort. It was located on the west bank of the Churchill river to protect the Company's interests. // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... The Hudsons Bay Company building in Montreal The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC) is the oldest corporation in Canada and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ...
In 1731, the fort which survives today was started. It was located on Eskimo Point and was never truly completed. It had Forty-two cannons mounted on the walls with a battery across the river meant to hold six more cannons. In 1782 three French warships took over the Fort without a single shot being fired. 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Prince George, with a population of 77,000-82,000, is the largest city in northern British Columbia.
Prince George proper contains several areas: the Hart, the residential and light industrial neighbourhoods north of the Fraser River; College Heights, the southern part of the city used mostly for residence, and; the Bowl, the valley that includes most of the city and the downtown.
Prince George is also home to the Yinka Dene Language Institute, whose purpose is the study and maintenance of the language and culture of Dakelh and other First Nations people in northern British Columbia.
To honor Frederick Louis, prince of Wales, Georgia's Board of Trustees determined upon a name for the new town in the fledgling province on September 26, 1735.
Despite the smaller forts and batteries located to the south and west, the town's citadel and the heart of the frontier defense system was Fort Frederica.
He traced out a fort with four bastions, "dug enough of the ditch and raised enough of the Rampart for a sample for the Men to work upon." Grass was cut into turf from the Indian old field and used in sodding the fort.
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