Fort Garry

Fort Garry, also known as Upper Fort Garry, was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post located at the confluence of the and rivers in or near the area now known as The Forks in what is now central , Manitoba.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: human settlement in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Also known as: “Upper Fort Garry Gate” and “Upper Fort Garry Provincial Heritage Park”
  • Address: 100 Main Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Union Railway Station and Winnipeg Railway Museum.

Railway station
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Union Station is the inter-city railway station for , , Canada. It is a grand beaux-arts structure situated near The Forks in , and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976. is situated 150 metres north of Fort Garry.

Museum
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The was a railway museum located on tracks 1 and 2 within the Via Rail-operated in , Manitoba, Canada. Volunteers from the Midwestern Rail Association Inc, a non-profit organization founded in 1975, operated the museum. is situated 150 metres northeast of Fort Garry.

Museum
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The is a Canadian Crown corporation and national museum located in , , adjacent to The Forks. The purpose of the museum is to "explore the subject of human rights with a special but not exclusive reference… is situated 430 metres northeast of Fort Garry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Winnipeg and Winnipeg.

Suburb
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is an area of located near the confluence of the and rivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's commercial core, city hall, the , and a number of major attractions and institutions.

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is 's capital and has more people than the rest of Manitoba combined. It stands midway on the Trans-Canada Highway and railway. With nearly 750,000 inhabitants, The Peg is the metropolis for the Canadian Prairies and is as diverse as the majority of .

Neighborhood
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The is a National Historic Site of Canada in the of , Manitoba, Canada. Just one block north of Portage and Main, the comprises twenty city blocks and approximately 150 heritage buildings, and it is known for its intact early 20th century collection of warehouses, financial institutions, and early terracotta-clad skyscrapers.

Fort Garry

Latitude
49.88772° or 49° 53′ 16″ north
Longitude
-97.13503° or 97° 8′ 6″ west
Open location code
86X4VVQ7+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97051564
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q689727
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovenian—“Fort Garry” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “加里堡”
  • Czech: “Fort Garry”
  • Dutch: “Fort Garry”
  • Finnish: “Fort Garry”
  • Finnish: “Upper Fort Garry”
  • Finnish: “Ylempi Fort Garry”
  • French: “fort Garry”
  • French: “Fort Garry”
  • German: “Fort Garry”
  • German: “Fort Gibraltar”
  • German: “Upper Fort Garry”
  • Hebrew: “פורט גארי”
  • Japanese: “ガリー砦”
  • Japanese: “フォート・ガリー”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Garry”
  • Norwegian: “Fort Garry”
  • Persian: “فورت گری”
  • Slovak: “Fort Garry”
  • Slovenian: “Fort Garry”

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