YUKON TERRITORY

Fort Finlayson | Fort Frances | Frances Lake Post | Fort Herchemer | Herschel Island Post | Kluane Post
La Pierre's House | Rampart House | Fort Selkirk | Shingle Point Post | Silver City Barracks | Tagish Post

NOTE: Yukon Territory was separated from the Northwest Territories in 1898.

Fort Frances
(Frances Lake Historic Site)
(1842 - 1851), Frances Lake
A Hudson's Bay Co. post, also known as Frances Lake Post, north of the village of Watson Lake.

Kluane Post
(1904 - unknown), Kluane
A North West Mounted Police post on the south shore of Kluane Lake.

NWMP Barracks
(1904 - 1924), Silver City

Fort Finlayson
(Finlayson Lake Historic Site)
(1842 - 1851 ?), Finlayson Lake
A trading post.

Tagish Post
(1898 - unknown), Tagish
A North West Mounted Police post.

Fort Selkirk
(1848 - 1852, 1892 - 1950), Fort Selkirk
Originally a Hudson's Bay Co. post on the Yukon River near Minto Landing. It was pillaged by Chilkat Indians in 1852. Rebuilt as a North West Mounted Police post in 1892, and then housed the Yukon Field Force in 1898. Over 30 restored buildings remain.
(Special thanks to Sally Robinson, Yukon Terr. Historic Sites)

Fort Herchemer
(Klondike National Historic Site)
(1899 ? - unknown), Dawson
A North West Mounted Police post. The Officers' quarters is now used for the Parks Canada staff residence.

Rampart House
(1869 - 1893), near Old Rampart, Alaska
A Hudson's Bay Co. post located on the Porcupine River at the Canadian/U.S. border west of Old Crow.

La Pierre's House
(1851 - 1892), near Fort McPherson, NWT
A Hudson's Bay Co. post located at the Yukon/Northwest border north of Eagle Plains.

Shingle Point Post
(1937 - 1938), Shingle Point
A Hudson's Bay Co. post.

Herschel Island Post
(Herschel Island Territorial Park)
(1903 - 1964), Herschel
A North West Mounted Police post located on a small island in the Arctic Ocean. This was also a Hudson's Bay Co. post (1932 - 1937). This was Yukon's first territorial park. Another website from Virtual Museum of Canada