Nonsuch railway station
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The Nonsuch Railway Station is a flag stop in Nonsuch, Manitoba, Canada
. The stop is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train. The station has the same name as the Nonsuch ship
that set sail for Hudson Bay in 1668 and helped establish early fur trade in the region.
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. The stop is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train. The station has the same name as the Nonsuch ship
Nonsuch (ship)
The Nonsuch was the ketch that sailed into Hudson Bay in 1668-1669 under Zachariah Gillam, in the first trading voyage for what was to become the Hudson's Bay Company two years later. Originally built as a merchant ship in 1650, and later the Royal Navy ketch HMS Nonsuch, the vessel was sold to Sir...
that set sail for Hudson Bay in 1668 and helped establish early fur trade in the region.