Fort La Reine, one of the forts of the
Pierre
Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye western expansion, was
built in 1738.
It was located on the Assiniboine River where present day
Portage La
Prairie
stands. It served as a fur trading post and
was the base of operations for much exploration north and west.
From Fort
La Reine, the explorers made their way onto Lake Manitoba
and Lake Winnipegosis
, Lake
Winnipeg
and the
Saskatchewan River.
Fort Dauphin,
Fort Bourbon,
Fort
Paskoya, and
Fort de la Corne
all resulted from exploration carried out from this location by
Louis-Joseph
Gaultier de La Vérendrye, the youngest
La Verendrye son.
External links
Fort la
Reine Museum
External links
Affiliations
The Museum
is affiliated with: CMA
, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of
Canada.
References
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