The Red River Ox Cart - 100 years - Winnipeg, Manitoba
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N 49° 52.065 W 097° 13.794
14U E 627202 N 5525429
A marker and associated sculpture presented to mark the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Winnipeg.
Waymark Code: WMRT15
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 07/31/2016
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This oversize sculpture of Red River Ox Cart is located at the main vehicle entrance to Assiniboine Park. Red River carts were a critical mode of transportation in the early days of Winnipeg before the arrival of the railroad, and this was a fitting symbol to mark the city's centennial. The sculpture is accompanied by a plaque, which reads:
The Red River Ox Cart
The Red River Ox Cart provided the first mode of land transportation in the development of Western Canada. The ox drawn carts were used extensively during the pre-railroad era in the carrying of trade goods, furs and farm produce to and from the settlement at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers which became the City of Winnipeg in 1874. The carts were made locally entirely from wood fastened together by strips of buffalo hide and capable of carrying loads up to 1200 pounds over rugged terrain. The Red River Cart is an important part of our heritage.
This one and a half time life-size sculpture is presented to the citizens of Winnipeg on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the City's incorporation by ...
The Investors Group
1974
Sculptor Ramirez Koval
Subject: City
Commemoration: 100th anniversary
Date of Founding: 1874
Date of Commemoration: 1974
Address:
On Conservatory Drive in Assiniboine Park
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
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Web site if available: [Web Link]
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