Upper Fort Garry Provincial Heritage Park

Local nameUpper Fort Garry Provincial Heritage Park
LocationBroadway–Assiniboine, Winnipeg, Canada

Fort Garry, also known as Upper Fort Garry, was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post located at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in or near the area now known as The Forks in what is now central Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Fort Garry was established in 1822, although its first iteration was destroyed in 1826 by severe flooding. The trading post was rebuilt in 1836 and served as the administrative centre for the Red River Colony. From 1869 to 1870, the fort was briefly occupied by Louis Riel and his Métis followers during the Red River Rebellion. The fort was demolished in the 1880s to make way for Winnipeg's Main Street, although the fort's gate remains.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Garry

Official Website http://www.upperfortgarry.com/

Coordinates 49°53'15.661" N -97°8'6.028" E

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