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Fort Severn, Ontario, Canada

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Place Name

Fort Severn

Pronunciation

SEH-vuhrn

Place Status (Type)

village

Location

Ontario, Canada, North America

Latitude

55°59'N

Longitude

87°36'W



Fort Severn (SEH-vuhrn), village, NW Ont., Canada, on Hudson Bay, at mouth of Severn R.; 55°59'N 87°36'W. Trading post. Built by the British (1685), it was burned (1689) to prevent capture by the French. Fr. fort (1691) changed hands repeatedly, until handed over to Hudson's Bay Company under Treaty of Utrecht (1713).


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