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

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

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 and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. 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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Ontario

and specifically in Northwest Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: History of the Lookout Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); La Verendrye Parkway (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Sorting Gap (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Recreation and Fun (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Fishing at the Falls (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Dianna Boileau, Dr. Harold Challis and Transgender Rights (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); International Border (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Crossing the Border (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Frances.

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 469 times since then and 21 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.