Wood Mountain-Qu'Appelle Trail
N 49° 47.434 W 105° 21.350
13U E 474388 N 5515405
Located in the Oro Regional Park. East of Assiniboia.
Waymark Code: WMNW1H
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 05/09/2015
Views: 6
As the plaque reads:
Preserve Our Heritage
Wood Mountain - Qu'Appelle Trail
One of the most important early trails passed at this point. Linking the early Metis settlements at Wood Mountain and Fort Qu'Appelle, it was in frequent use from the 1860's. In 1881 Sitting Bull, the famous Sioux Leader. Passed over this trail on the way to Fort Qu'Appelle to plead for permanent sanctuary in Canada.
In 1883 the headquarters of the North West Mounted Police were established in Regina and this part of the trail became part of the regular patrol route linking the Wood Mountain Post with its Regina Headquarters. There is evidence that plans were laid in the fall of 1885 to rescue Louis Riel from his prison cell in Regina and spirit him across border via this trail.
Marker type: Cairn
Marker placement date: Not listed
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