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In 1824 Cuthbert Grant built Fort Grant on the Souris River, about two miles south west of Hartney. He was encouraged in this venture by HBC boss, Governor Simpson, who expected Grant to keep American and independent traders out of the Souris Valley.
It is on the north bank of the river, perhaps fifty yards from the water. The cellars and chimney mounds were still visible in 1948.
Fort Grant operated from 1824-1861, part of this time as a winter fort only.
Cuthbert Grant
A Visit to Fort Mr. Grant - Aug. 8, 2026
A first view of the site from the north. The Souris River is beyond the trees.
Little evidence remains. howevers, fort sites tend to create clearings that last, trees don't thrive on the sites.
There are some slight indications of basements or former buildings.
Our group examines a depression. Some time ago our guide Brad Coe found mortar chinks here clearly showing the sise of the logs used in condtruction.
We survey the path to the river access.
A look back northwards from the centre of the site.
