Taku River

Taku River

:"Not to be confused with the Taku Arm of Tagish LakeThe Taku River is a river running from British Columbia, Canada to the northwestern coast of North America, at Juneau, Alaska.

During the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century, the Taku Indians controlled the trade routes on the river and compelled natives of the interior territories to use them as middle-men, instead of allowing trade directly with white settlers. [Muir, J., "Travels in Alaska" (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915). [http://kcd.com/eaglebb/travels1.htm] ]

The Hudson's Bay Company established a trading post called Fort Durham near the mouth of the Taku River in the early 1840s to take advantage of the natural trade route. However, by 1843, Fort Durham had been abandoned as unprofitable. ["Background - Native Culture," "Historic Preservation Program", Juneau History, City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska (Juneau Public Libraries, 2003). [http://www.juneau.org/history/Preservation_Plan/backgd.php] ]

ee also

*List of Alaska rivers
*List of British Columbia rivers
*Stikine Territory

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