MHM The Assiniboine River - St François Xavier MB
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PeterNoG
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This Manitoba Historical Marker is one of three at the White Horse Statue at the corner of the Trans Canada Highway and Highway 26 about 7 kilometres west of Headingley, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMEG4N
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 05/25/2012
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In addition to this "Assiniboine River" marker, there are also markers for "Fort Ellice Trail" and "White Horse Plain".
Marker Name: The Assiniboine River
Agency: Historic Sites Advisory Board
Languages: Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba
Location:
White Horse Statue Park
Trans Canada Highway and Highway 26
St François Xavier, Manitoba
Marker Text:
The Assiniboine River
The Assiniboine River, chief tributary of the Red River which it joins in the City of Winnipeg, takes its name from the Assiniboine Indians through whose hunting grounds it flowed. The river rises in the Province of Saskatchewan and is approximately 600 miles in length. A number of trading posts were established along its banks by the North West, XY and Hudson's Bay companies, and on its waters plied canoes, York boats, and sternwheel steamers. The first post along its banks was built in 1738 by La Verendrye who called it the St. Charles River.
Website: [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
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