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History of forts in fort mcmurray?

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Answer Fort McMurray is located in an area of oil sands that were actually used to waterproof their canoes. In 1790, the explorer Alexander MacKenzie made the first recorded description of the oil sands. By that time, trading between the explorers and the Cree was already occurring at the confluence of the Clearwater and Athabasca Rivers. The Hudson's Bay Company and the North West company were in fierce competition in this region. Fort McMurray was established there as a Hudson's Bay Company post by 1870, and continued to operate as a transportation stopover in the decades afterwards. Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McMurray,_Alberta http://www.fortmcmurraytourism.com/

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