Fort Gibraltar
Historic trading outpost in present-day Manitoba, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about historic Fort in Canada. For the defence force of the Gibraltar, see British Forces Gibraltar.
Fort Gibraltar was founded in 1809 by Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield[1] of the North West Company in present-day Manitoba, Canada. It was located at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in or near the area now known as The Forks in the city of Winnipeg. Fort Gibraltar was renamed Fort Garry after the merger of North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company in 1821, and became Upper Fort Garry in 1835.[2]
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Fort Gibraltar | |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
Type | Fort |
Site information | |
Controlled by | North West Company |
Site history | |
Built | 1809 |
In use | 1809-1821 |
Battles/wars | Pemmican War Battle of Seven Oaks |
Official name | Forts Rouge, Garry, and Gibraltar National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 1924 |
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