KUKATUSH(ES)!
During the 1600s and 1700s, only the Cree and Ojibwa inhabited
the area. Their main campground was in "Kickatoosjan" or "Kuckkatoosh."
Soon enough, the white man was coming to this area for
prospecting and trapping on the land. They soon named to site "Flying
Post." The Northwest Company made Flying Post and outpost of Fort Temiskaming.
In 1821, Flying Post was taken over by the Hudson Bay Company.
They rebuilt the post across the lake on the original site of the Woodhouse
Camp, and was renamed "Kukatush."
In 1885, when the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed,
they renamed Kukatush "Flying Post" once again. The post was supplied
by rail and canoe.
In 1912, they closed the Flying Post and moved it to a
railroad crossing and named it Kukatush, again. It was operated by Alex
McLeod.
Once again, they moved the post in 1921. This time they
moved it into Foleyet and named it the "Foleyet Store."
Kukatush is now a railroad siding east of Groundhog River.
There were a few houses still there, but they were demolished a few years ago due to no vacancy.