Commemorative paintings on the sides of several local buildings, Cornwall, Ontario, North West Company Fur Traders & Explorers

North West Company Fur Traders & Explorers.

The Fur Trade explorer Simon Fraser and cartographer David Thompson were significant in the economic, social, and political development of Canada. Fraser was perhaps the most famous fur trader of all and came to Upper Canada as a Loyalist after the American Revolution. He became a partner in the North West Company, David Thompson, completed charting the Canadian North West and at the end of his career, he settled in Williamstown in Glengarry County. 

~ Clive Marin Collection

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