Fort Garry
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Fort Garry, also known as Upper Fort Garry, was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post located at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in or near the area now known as The Forks in what is no
Fort Garry in c. 1880s
Inside Fort Garry in 1884. The fort was demolished during that decade.
The stone Governor's Gate, the only surviving above-ground structure from Upper Fort Garry, now serves as the entrance to the provincial park.
Red River Colony
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The Red River Colony, also known as Assiniboia, was a colonization project set up in 1811 by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, on 300,000 square kilometres of land in British North America. This la
Fort Garry
…its first iteration was destroyed in 1826 by severe flooding. The trading post was rebuilt in 1836 and served as the administrative centre for the Red River Colony. From 1869 to 1870, the fort was briefly occupied by Louis Riel and his Métis followers during the Red River Rebellion. The fort was demolished in the…
Selkirks land grant
Protestant Church and Mission School, Red River Colony (Manitoba), c. 1820–1840.
Homes on narrow river lots along the Red River in 1822 by Peter Rindisbacher with Fort Douglas in the background
Governor of Red River, Andrew Bulger, driving his family on the frozen Red River in a horse cariole with Fort Garry in the background (1822–23)