Cumberland House Plaque
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| Title: | Cumberland House Plaque |
| Creator: | Historic Sites And Monuments Board of Canada |
| Subject: | Cumberland House, Monuments |
| Description: | Monuments and Memorials
Historic Sites And Monuments Board of Canada Cumberland House A.D. 1938 The plaque reads, "Cumberland House - From 1670 to 1774 all the posts of the Hudson's Bay Company were on the shore of the Hudson's Bay; but in 1774, as a result of the advent of the Montreal Traders, the company built Cumberland House. Its erection marked a new era in the fur trade and the commencement of the rivalry which continued until 1921. A.D. 1938" |
| Date: | 1938 |
| Type: | Image |
| Format: | image/jpeg |
| Identifier: | R-A4224-3 |
| Coverage: | Cumberland House |
| GDI Media Location: | DVD:SAB-R1 |
| GDI Media Filename: | R-A4224-3.jpg |