CNHS Souris - Assiniboine Posts ~ Wawanesa MB
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PeterNoG
N 49° 35.972 W 099° 41.029
14U E 450587 N 5494331
This Canadian National Historic plaque is dedicated to Souris - Assiniboine Posts. This 'Site' plaque is on a concrete block with heavy duty metal supports in the Lion's Park only 40 meters from the Souris River in Wawanesa, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMCQ02
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 10/01/2011
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The reason for the heavy duty mountings is that this is a flood plain. Especially this year, there was severe flooding here and work is still underway to restore the area. (
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~ English text from marker ~
Souris - Assiniboine Posts
The confluence of the Souris and Assiniboine Rivers was a major victualling centre for the fur trade. During the period 1793-1824, the Hudson's Bay, North West, and XY Companies maintained posts in the area to trade with the Indians between Lake Manitoba and the Missouri River for corn, pemmican, and fur. The Yellow Quill Trail crossed this region carrying inter-tribal and fur trade traffic. Many famous traders and explorers, including John Macdonnell, Cuthbert Grant, Peter Fidler, David Thompson, Alexander Henry, and Daniel Harmon were associated with these posts.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
~ There's no date but it was plaqued in 1971 ~
The actual confluence of the Souris and Assiniboine Rivers is 11 km northeast of here.
~ From the Wawanesa website ~
1797- On November 28, David Thompson camped on the edge of the Souris River in a place the Cree called Sipiweske, meaning "Light through the trees". This was present day Wawanesa.
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