Lower Fort Garry
Lower Fort Garry was built in 1830 by the Hudson's Bay Company on the western bank of the Red River, 20 mi north of the original Fort Garry. Treaty 1 was signed there.Photo: Vintotal, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: human settlement in St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada
- Also known as: “Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lockport and Selkirk.
Lockport
Town
Lockport is a small unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada. It is located 28 kilometres north of the city of Winnipeg along the Red River. The community is split between the Rural Municipalities of St. Andrews and St. Clements. Lockport is situated 3 km south of Lower Fort Garry.
Selkirk
Photo: J Hazard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Selkirk is a city of over 10,000 people in the Interlake region of Manitoba, about a quarter of whom are of Indigenous origin. The mainstays of the local economy are tourism, a steel mill, and a major psychiatric hospital.
Rural Municipality of St. Andrews
Village
St. Andrews is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It lies west of the Red River; its southern border is approximately 8 kilometres north of Winnipeg. Rural Municipality of St. Andrews is situated 6 km southwest of Lower Fort Garry.
Lower Fort Garry
- Categories: trading post, National Historic Site Administered by Parks Canada, museum, tourism, and recreation area
- Location: Manitoba, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.11061° or 50° 6′ 38″ northLongitude
-96.9326° or 96° 55′ 57″ westOperator
Parks CanadaOpen location code
96254368+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 151853782OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q178617
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Lower Fort Garry” goes by many names.
- French: “Lower Fort Garry”
- German: “Lower Fort Garry”
- Japanese: “ロワー・フォート・ガリー”
- Persian: “لور فورت گری”
- Turkish: “Aşağı Fort Garry”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blacksmith’s Shop and Farm Manager’s House.
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