MHM Bridge of the Old Forts - Winnipeg MB
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PeterNoG
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This Manitoba Historical Marker is on the north end of Main Street Bridge at the foot of Main Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMG1CD
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 01/01/2013
Views: 5
This plaque was originally on the Bridge of the Old Forts that crossed the Assiniboine River here. That bridge has since been replaced and the plaque is now mounted on a limestone base at the northwest corner of the Main Street Bridge that now crosses the Assiniboine River here.
Marker Name: The Bridge of the Old Forts
Agency: La Verendrye Bi-Centennial Committee
Languages: English, French
Location:
north end of Main Street Bridge
foot of Main Street
Winnipeg
Marker Text:
The Bridge of the Old Forts
Near this place discovered by La Verendrye A.D. 1738. At least seven forts were built, the most noted of which were Fort Rouge, built by the French (1738), Fort Gibraltar, by the North West Company (1807), the first Fort Garry (1822) and the second Fort Garry (1835) both by the Hudson's Bay Company.
Here were the headquarters of the fur trade and the seat of government for some 50 years before Manitoba became a province.
Erected A.D. 1938 by
La Verendrye Bi-Centennial Committee
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
Website: Not listed
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