CNHS Fort William (Event) - Thunder Bay ON
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PeterNoG
N 48° 22.834 W 089° 15.643
16U E 332609 N 5361069
This CNHS Event is near the main entrance to Vickers Park on Arthur Street East between Brunswick Street South and Selkirk Street South in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMEWMT
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/14/2012
Views: 9
~ the text from the plaque ~ Fort WilliamIn aboriginal times the Kaministikwia river was an important link between the Great Lakes and the northwest, and from the late 17th century French posts here at its mouth served as bases for the penetration of the interior. Between 1804 and 1821 this was the depot from which the North West Company tapped the rich fur resources of half a continent. In 1875 construction was begun for the lake terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and in 1883 the first grain from the prairies reached here for trans-shipment to the east. In 1905 a second transcontinental line, the Grand Trunk Pacific, was begun from here.
This Event was dedicated in 1926 and this plaque has that date but it's a much newer style of plaque, The original plaque is shown on the Parks Canada website.
There is another Fort William plaque in Thunder Bay for a
Site. It's waymarked. (
visit link)
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