Upper Fort Garry Gateway Arch - Winnipeg, Manitoba
N 49° 53.275 W 097° 08.110
14U E 633953 N 5527836
The only thing left of the fort is the arch of the gate.
Waymark Code: WM2NMB
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 11/26/2007
Views: 126
Two trading posts of the Hudson's Bay Company, built on the present-day site of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. The first, Upper Fort Garry, was built in 1822 on the site of Fort Gibralter, a post of the North West Company from 1809 to 1816. It was named for Nicholas Garry, the deputy governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. Damaged by flood, it was replaced by Lower Fort Garry (1831-33) farther down on the Red River. Upper Fort Garry was rebuilt in 1835 and became the center of the Red River fur trade. Fort Garry National Historic Park contains a restoration of Lower Fort Garry.
At Upper Fort Garry, all that remains is the gateway arch and historical markers.
Type: Gateway
Subtype: Memorial
Location: Upper Fort Garry Park
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