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

Old Fort Frances Cemetery Reinterment Site

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 17, 2024

1. Old Fort Frances Cemetery Reinterment Site Marker

Inscription.
In October 1984, while constructing a parking lot, the Boise Cascade Paper Company unearthed the remains of men and women from the old cemetery of the Fort Frances Hudson’s Bay Company Post (1814-1870). In 1998, the men and women were again laid to rest, less than a kilometer from their original interment.

[background image caption] Hudson Bay Company from American Side, ca. 1899

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.

Location. 48° 36.729′ N, 93° 24.514′ W. Marker is in Fort Frances, Ontario, in Rainy River District. It is at the intersection of Kings Highway (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) and 3rd Street West, on the right when traveling east on Kings Highway (Trans-Canada Highway). The marker is located on the north side of the Old Fort Frances Municipal Cemetery grounds, adjacent to the Lady Frances Columbarium. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 319 3rd Street West, Fort Frances ON P9A 3A8, 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: Lady Frances Ramsay Simpson (here, next to this marker); Lac La Pluie House / La Maison du lac la Pluie (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Fort Frances Canal 1878

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(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Bronko Nagurski (approx. one kilometer away in the U.S.); Route of the Voyageurs (approx. one kilometer away in the U.S.); Welcome to Smokey Bear Park (approx. one kilometer away in the U.S.); Steamboats on the Rainy River / Welcome to Minnesota (approx. 1.2 kilometers away in the U.S.); The Village of Koochiching & International Falls (approx. 1.2 kilometers away in the U.S.). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Frances.

Also see . . . Fort Frances Cemetery - Kings Highway.

Excerpt: The Fort Frances Cemetery was established in 1897. In 1990 the oldest graves were re-interred into a site at the Riverview Cemetery due to the threat of bank erosion. The Lady Frances Columbarium was erected on the site in 1998. Adjacent to the Columbarium is a monument marking the re-interment site of Hudson's Bay Company burials.

(Submitted on December 2, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 17, 2024

2. Old Fort Frances Cemetery Reinterment Site & Marker

Looking southeast; the Lady Francis Columbarium is on the left. The Old Fort Frances Municipal Cemetery grounds are in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 2, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.