Fort St. James National Historic Site, B.C. Photo taken at Fort St. James National Historic Site. At the fort there are staff dressed in period costume who do a excellent job explaining the history of the fort and how life was carried on in the 1800s. 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.