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The
Hudson's Bay
Company was founded
in London in 1670 for the purpose of establishing
a fur trade in what is now the Hudson Bay region.
Today, the company ranks as one of Canada's
largest corporations. It is also the oldest
continuously operating company in America. |
Pierre
Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de La Vérendrye
set out on an expedition to find a great western
sea in 1731. Although his 12-year quest failed to
find such a sea, it did succeed in exploring and
mapping a vast stretch of what is now western
Canada, and to discover the Missouri River. |
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