Broadway - Assiniboine in Winnipeg, Manitoba — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)
Fort Garry — Fort Edmonton Trail
La Piste de Fort Garry à Fort Edmonton
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2022
1. Fort Garry — Fort Edmonton Trail Marker
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[English] This road was formerly part of a cart trail, also known as the Carlton, Saskatchewan or Fort Ellice Trail, which extended 1,400 kilometres between Fort Garry and Fort Edmonton. It was the principal overland trade route in the North-West for much of the 19th century. By mid-century it was used extensively by Métis freighters driving Red River carts; it also served early explorers and surveyors. One troop of the new North-West Mounted Police followed it in 1874. By 1890 the trail was largely superseded by railways. ,
[English] This road was formerly part of a cart trail, also known as the Carlton, Saskatchewan or Fort Ellice Trail, which extended 1,400 kilometres between Fort Garry and Fort Edmonton. It was the principal overland trade route in the North-West for much of the 19th century. By mid-century it was used extensively by Métis freighters driving Red River carts; it also served early explorers and surveyors. One troop of the new North-West Mounted Police followed it in 1874. By 1890 the trail was largely superseded by railways.
[Français] Cette route faisait autrefois partie d'un chemin charretier, appelé piste Carlton, Saskatchewan ou Fort Ellice, couvrant une distance de 1 400 kilomètres de Fort Garry à Fort Edmonton. Ce fut la principale route commerciale du Nord-Ouest pendant la majeure partie du XIXe siècle. Dans les années 1850, le « fréteurs » métis en charrettes de la rivière Rouge l’utilisaient abondamment; les premiers explorateurs et arpenteurs l’empruntèrent aussi. Un détachement de la Gendarmerie à cheval du Nord-Ouest, nouvellement créée, la suivit en 1874. En 1890, elle avait en
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grande partie été remplacée par les chemins de fer.
Erected 1996 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada/Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada.
Location. 49° 53.278′ N, 97° 8.145′ W. Marker is in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is in Broadway - Assiniboine. Marker can be reached from Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 1) just south of Broadway, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located along the walkway at the north end of Upper Fort Garry Heritage Provincial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 Main Street, Winnipeg MB R3C 1A4, Canada. Touch for directions.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Upper Fort Garry Heritage Provincial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
