Fort Saint Pierre

Fort Saint Pierre on 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.
  • Historic site
  • Description: human settlement in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Frances Water Aerodrome and Fort Frances railway station.
Aerodrome
This is a list of airports in Ontario.
Wikimedia, Public domain.
Building
is a building, which is situated 3 km west of Fort Saint Pierre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ranier and Fort Frances.
rə-NEER) is a city in , , United States.
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
48.61888° or 48° 37′ 8″ north
Longitude
-93.36082° or 93° 21′ 39″ west
Open location code
86W8JJ9Q+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From French to Persian—“Fort Saint Pierre” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Fort Saint Pierre”.

Ontario: Highlights

Learn more about Toronto and Ottawa.
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”