CNHS Fort Pitt
N 53° 34.288 W 109° 47.442
12U E 580079 N 5936524
West of French Butte. Big Bear Monument is on other side of cairn.
Waymark Code: WMWN89
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 09/20/2017
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In the winter of 1829-30 Chief Factor John Rowand of the Hudson's Bay Company built this post to trade in buffalo hides, meat and pemmican with the tribes of the prairies. For a half a century a major resort of the Cree, Assiniboine and Blackfort. Fort Pit was a site of the signing of Treaty No. 6 in 1876. That same year a Mounted Police sub-post was established here. During the 1885 rebellion Big Bear's followers burned the fort after the police had withdrawn to Battleford. Fort Pit was partially rebuilt in 1886 and closed in 1890.
Construit durant l'hiver 1829-1830 par John Rowand, facteur en chef de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson, pour trafiquer de peaux de bison, de viande et de pemmican avec les tribus des prairie, ce fort fut trés fréquenté par les Cris, les Assiniboines et les Pieds-Noirs pendant un demi-siècle. En 1876, on y signa le traité no 6 et on y établit un sous-poste de la police à cheval. Lors de la rébellion de 1885, les partisans de Big Bear le brûlèrent, après la retraite de la police à Battleford. Partiellement rconstruit en 1886, il fut désaffecté en 1890.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada.
Government of Canada - Gouvernement du Canada
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Saskatchewan
Location - City name/Town name: West of town of French Butte
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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