Fort a la Corne-Cumberland House Trail
N 53° 18.232 W 104° 01.614
13U E 564844 N 5906514
South of the town of Nipawin Sk.
Waymark Code: WMQA1K
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 01/19/2016
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As the plaque reads:
Preserve Our Heritage
Fort a la Corne - Cumberland House Trail
The use of boats had been found to the most efficient means of transportation in the fur trade, but for winter transport and handling small amounts of goods, overland trails were important as well. After Samuel Hearne had established the Hudson's Bay Post of Cumberland House in 1774 this trail developed as a alternate route to river traffic between Cumberland House and Fort a la Corne, a post first established in 1753.
In its early years the trail was travelled almost solely by traders and by the native people of the North-West. With the coming of settlement it began to be frequented by North West Mounted Police patrols, loggers and pioneers, while continuing to serve trappers and the native people at Red Earth Lake.
A Saskatchewan Historic Site, Saskatchewan, Department of Natural Resources
Marker type: Plaque on Post
Marker placement date: Not listed
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