Cwakwah Road Side trip taken to the Fort St. James National Historic Site Access to Fort St. James National Historic Site, B.C. Fort St James National Historic Site is a restored Hudsons Bay Company post on the southern shores of Stuart Lake in the interior of British Columbia. It is commemorated as a centre of trade and commerce in the 19th century fur trade. Originally established by Simon Fraser for the North West Company in 1806, this place displays the largest group of original wooden buildings representing the fur trade in Canada. The story revolves around the relationships and interactions between the fur traders and Native Peoples of the region, namely the Carrier First Nations. Vanderhoof B.C. ( Junction of Highway #16 The Yellowhead Route) to Fort St. James B.C This highway leads to The National Historic Site Fort St. James with fort buildings dating back to the 1880s - Fort St. James displays the largest group of original wooden buildings representing the fur trade in Canada.