Fort Pelly
N 51° 46.703 W 102° 00.180
13U E 706738 N 5740639
Just west of Fort Pelly National Historic Site of Canada, this was the first site of Fort Pelly.
Waymark Code: WMQAP5
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 01/24/2016
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As the Plaque Reads:
Fort Pelly
The first Fort Pelly was constructed in 1824 by the Hudson's Bay Company on this low-lying flat close by the Assiniboine River. It soon was named headquarters for the Swan River. District of the company's organization - A district which included most of the area South of the Saskatchewan River system and West of Fort Ellice. In 1856 a mew post was constructed a few yards from this site on higher ground not so liable to flooding. The old buildings of years as warehouses and stables.
Department of Natural Resources
1967
Marker type: Plaque on Cairn
Marker placement date: Not listed
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