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  1. Fort Albany First Nation ( Cree: ᐲᐦᑖᐯᒄ ᐃᓕᓕᐗᒃ pîhtâpek ililiwak, "lagoon Cree") [1] is a Cree First Nation in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, within the territory covered by Treaty 9. Situated on the southern shore of the Albany River on the west coast of James Bay, Fort Albany First Nation is accessible ...

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      Battle of Fort Albany. Coordinates: 52°15′04″N 81°30′04″W....

    • Fort Albany

      Fort Albany may refer to: Fort Albany First Nation, a Cree...

  2. In 1614, Hendrick Christiaensen built Fort Nassau on Castle Island (now called Port of Albany), in the Hudson River. The fort acted as a fur-trading post and was the first documented European structure in present-day Albany.

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  4. Aug 24, 2016 · Columbia. Fort Albany, Canadian fur-trading post, N Ont., at the mouth of the Albany River on James Bay. It was founded (before 1682) by the Hudson's Bay Company as one of its earliest forts. In the Anglo-French struggle for the Hudson Bay [1] trade, Fort Albany was taken by the French in 1686.

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