MHM Red River Settlement - Winnipeg MB
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PeterNoG
N 49° 53.198 W 097° 07.388
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This Manitoba Historical Marker is in the north end of Laverendrye Park near Rue Despins and Tache Avenue in the St Boniface area of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMM10H
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 06/29/2014
Views: 7
The French marker is about 30 metres west of the English marker.
Marker Name: Red River Settlement
Agency: The Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba
Languages: English & French
Location:
Laverendrye Park
Rue Despins and Tache Avenue
Winnipeg
Marker Text:
Red River Settlement
Near this site the Red River Settlement was formally proclaimed. On September 4, 1812, with a guard of honour under arms, Miles Macdonell took possession of Assiniboia, the lands granted by the Hudson's Bay Company to the Earl of Selkirk. Macdonell, the first governor, was attended by officers and servants of the North West Company from Fort Gibraltar which lay across the Red River. The Patent and Macdonell's commission were read in French and English.
Website: [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: Not listed
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