Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "York Factory was a settlement and Hudson's Bay Company factory (trading post) located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in northeastern Manitoba, Canada, at the mouth of the Hayes River, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south-southeast of Churchill. York Factory was one of the first fur-trading posts established by the HBC, built in 1684 and was used in that business for more than 270 years. The settlement was headquarters of the HBC's Northern Department, from 1821 to 1873.In 1957, the HBC closed it down. The remains of the complex were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1936. It has been owned by the Canadian government since 1968 and the site is now operated by Parks Canada. Aside from a summer residence for Parks Canada staff and nearby seasonal hunting camps, there is currently no one living permanently at York Factory. The wooden structure at the park site dates from 1831 and is the oldest and largest wooden structure in Canada built on permafrost.York Factory is located on the north bank of the Hayes River about seven miles inland. To the north, across 'Point of Marsh' is the mouth of the Nelson River. Although the Nelson is much larger (it drains Lake Winnipeg), the Hayes is a more practical canoe route. Due to the shallow bottom, seagoing ships anchored at Five Fathom Hole seven miles from the fort and goods were transferred by smaller boats. The Shamattawa Airport and Gillam Airport are close airports."@en }
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- York_Factory abstract "York Factory was a settlement and Hudson's Bay Company factory (trading post) located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in northeastern Manitoba, Canada, at the mouth of the Hayes River, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south-southeast of Churchill. York Factory was one of the first fur-trading posts established by the HBC, built in 1684 and was used in that business for more than 270 years. The settlement was headquarters of the HBC's Northern Department, from 1821 to 1873.In 1957, the HBC closed it down. The remains of the complex were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1936. It has been owned by the Canadian government since 1968 and the site is now operated by Parks Canada. Aside from a summer residence for Parks Canada staff and nearby seasonal hunting camps, there is currently no one living permanently at York Factory. The wooden structure at the park site dates from 1831 and is the oldest and largest wooden structure in Canada built on permafrost.York Factory is located on the north bank of the Hayes River about seven miles inland. To the north, across 'Point of Marsh' is the mouth of the Nelson River. Although the Nelson is much larger (it drains Lake Winnipeg), the Hayes is a more practical canoe route. Due to the shallow bottom, seagoing ships anchored at Five Fathom Hole seven miles from the fort and goods were transferred by smaller boats. The Shamattawa Airport and Gillam Airport are close airports.".
- Q1313314 abstract "York Factory was a settlement and Hudson's Bay Company factory (trading post) located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in northeastern Manitoba, Canada, at the mouth of the Hayes River, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south-southeast of Churchill. York Factory was one of the first fur-trading posts established by the HBC, built in 1684 and was used in that business for more than 270 years. The settlement was headquarters of the HBC's Northern Department, from 1821 to 1873.In 1957, the HBC closed it down. The remains of the complex were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1936. It has been owned by the Canadian government since 1968 and the site is now operated by Parks Canada. Aside from a summer residence for Parks Canada staff and nearby seasonal hunting camps, there is currently no one living permanently at York Factory. The wooden structure at the park site dates from 1831 and is the oldest and largest wooden structure in Canada built on permafrost.York Factory is located on the north bank of the Hayes River about seven miles inland. To the north, across 'Point of Marsh' is the mouth of the Nelson River. Although the Nelson is much larger (it drains Lake Winnipeg), the Hayes is a more practical canoe route. Due to the shallow bottom, seagoing ships anchored at Five Fathom Hole seven miles from the fort and goods were transferred by smaller boats. The Shamattawa Airport and Gillam Airport are close airports.".