Fort Saint Pierre
Fort Saint Pierre on Rainy Lake was the first French fort built west of Lake Superior. It was the first of eight forts built during the elder Vérendrye's expansion of trade and exploration westward from the Great Lakes.Photo: Colin Old, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Frances Water Aerodrome and Fort Frances railway station.
Fort Frances Water Aerodrome
Aerodrome
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Fort Frances railway station
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Frances railway station is a building, which is situated 3 km west of Fort Saint Pierre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranier and Fort Frances.
Ranier
Village
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ranier rə-NEER) is a city in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 569 at the 2020 census. Ranier is located east of the city of International Falls, along State Highway 11.
Fort Frances
Photo: Colin Old, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Frances is a town of 7,700 people in Northern Ontario. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.
International Falls
Photo: Andrew Filer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
International Falls is a city in Minnesota. The city is nicknamed "Frostbite Falls" or "Icebox of the Nation". According to Forbes magazine, it is the coldest city in the Lower 48 United States.
Fort Saint Pierre
- Type: Historic site
- Description: human settlement in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
- Categories: trading post, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.61888° or 48° 37′ 8″ northLongitude
-93.36082° or 93° 21′ 39″ westOpen location code
86W8JJ9Q+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4809778486OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q3078062
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“Fort Saint Pierre” goes by many names.
- French: “fort Saint-Pierre”
- French: “Fort Saint-Pierre”
- Persian: “فورت سنت پیر”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Point Park and Vanjura Ball Park.
Nearby Places
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