Fort Frances in Rainy River District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The North West Mounted Police on the Dawson Route

La Police Montée Du Nord-Ouest Sur La Route De Dawson

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 17, 2022

1. The North West Mounted Police on the Dawson Route Marker

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The first 150 recruits and officers of the North-West mounted Police passed through Fort Frances in October, 1873. They travelled by foot, birch-bark canoe, rowboats, and by open barges towed by steam tugs along the Dawson Route, from Lake Superior en route to their training headquarters at Lower Fort Garry, Manitoba. Trials of hunger, exposure and fatique tempered the force for its Great March of 1874 when it advanced west across the prairie to assert federal authority in Canada’s North-West Territories.

Les 150 premiers officiers et recrues de la Police Montée du Nord-Ouest ont falt passage à Forf Frances en Octobre 1873. Du Lac Superieur jusqu'à leur quartier général de formation à Lower Fort Garry au Manitoba, ils ont longé la route de Dawson en marchant, naviguant par canois d'écorces, chaloupes et péniches tirées par des remorqueurs à vapeur. Combattant la faim, le froid et la fatigue, la troupe mena sa Grande Marche de 1874 lorsqu'elle traversa l'ouest des prairies pour y instaurer l'autorité fédérale dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest Canadien.

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1998 by Ontario Heritage Foundation and Abitibi Consolidated.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1873.

Location. 48° 36.43′ N, 93° 22.569′ W. Marker is in Fort Frances, Ontario, in Rainy River District. Marker can be reached from Front Street close to Minnie Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in a playground, at the base of the Lookout Tower, on the Water Front. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1011 Front Street, Fort Frances ON P9A 1C1, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Calder History (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Sieur De La Vérendrye (1685- 1749) (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Robert J. N. Pither (1824 - 1918) (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Steamboats on the Rainy River / Welcome to Minnesota (approx. 2 kilometers away in the U.S.); Route of the Voyageurs (approx. 2.4 kilometers away in the U.S.).

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 17, 2022

2. The North West Mounted Police on the Dawson Route Marker

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 17, 2022

3. The North West Mounted Police on the Dawson Route Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.