Racette's Crossing
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Altima Voyageur
N 50° 31.240 W 103° 13.210
13U E 626168 N 5598036
A short drive north of Trans Canada Hwy, located at Ellisboro Waymark.
Waymark Code: WMKJ80
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 04/20/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member spud67
Views: 4

As the plaque reads:

Preserve Our Heritage

Racette's Crossing

Here the trail from Fort Ellice to Fort Qu'Appelle, part of the famous Carlton Trail crossed the Qu'Appelle River.

From the 1870's it was known as Racette's Crossing after a former servant of the Hudson's Bay Company who had settled here and was often called upon to assist travellers attempting the ford.

In 1882 Joseph H. Ellis arrived from Eastern Canada and established his homestead South of the river. The following year he opened here a store and post office named Ellisboro. In succeeding years the crossing became to be known widely as the Ellisboro Crossing.

For the last two decades of the nineteenth century this crossing was the principal means of access to the rich farmlands North of the valley.

The site remains an important transportation link.

A Saskatchewan Historic Site
Saskatchewan
Marker type: Cairn

Marker placement date: Not listed

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