Robert Campbell (fur trader)
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Robert Campbell was a Hudson's Bay Company
fur trader and explorer. He explored a large part of the southern Yukon
and established Fort Frances, Yukon on Frances Lake
in the Liard River
basin and Fort Selkirk, Yukon
at the juncture of the Yukon River
and the Pelly River
. He was for a time in charge of Fort Halkett. Campbell Peak
, just south of the British Columbia community of Liard River
, is named after him.
The Robert Campbell Highway
in the Yukon is named after him.
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
fur trader and explorer. He explored a large part of the southern Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
and established Fort Frances, Yukon on Frances Lake
Frances Lake
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in the Liard River
Liard River
The Liard River flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows southeast through British Columbia, marking the northern end of the Rocky Mountains and then curving northeast back...
basin and Fort Selkirk, Yukon
Fort Selkirk, Yukon
Fort Selkirk is a former trading post on the Yukon River at the confluence of the Pelly River in Canada's Yukon. For many years it was home to the Selkirk First Nation ....
at the juncture of the Yukon River
Yukon River
The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The source of the river is located in British Columbia, Canada. The next portion lies in, and gives its name to Yukon Territory. The lower half of the river lies in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is long and empties into...
and the Pelly River
Pelly River
The Pelly River is a river in Canada, and is a headstream of the Yukon River. The river originates west of the Mackenzie Mountains and flows 530 km long through the south central Yukon. The Pelly has two main tributaries, the Ross and Macmillan rivers.The river was named by Robert Campbell in...
. He was for a time in charge of Fort Halkett. Campbell Peak
Campbell Peak
Campbell Peak is a peak, high, standing northeast of Mawson Peak, the summit of Heard Island. It was surveyed in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions , who named it for Group-Captain Stuart A. Campbell, Royal Australian Air Force...
, just south of the British Columbia community of Liard River
Liard River, British Columbia
Liard River is a small community in northern British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of about 100 people. It is located at Kilometre 799 of the Alaska Highway, near the border of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory....
, is named after him.
The Robert Campbell Highway
Robert Campbell Highway
Yukon Highway 4, also known as the Robert Campbell Highway or Campbell Highway, is a road between Watson Lake, Yukon on the Alaska Highway to Carmacks, Yukon on the Klondike Highway. It is long and mostly gravel-surfaced...
in the Yukon is named after him.