Fort Garry
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 now central Winnipeg, Manitoba.
| Fort Garry | |
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Fort Garry in c. 1880s | |
| Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49.887883°N 97.135320°W |
| Built | 1822 |
| Built for | Hudson's Bay Company |
| Original use | Trading post |
| Demolished | 1826; 1880s |
| Rebuilt | 1836 |
National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Official name | Forts Rouge, Garry, and Gibraltar National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 4 June 1924 |
Location of Fort Garry in Manitoba | |
Fort Garry was established in 1822, although 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 1880s to make way for Winnipeg's Main Street, although the fort's gate remains.
The site of the former fort was designated as a part of a larger National Historic Site in 1924. Development of a provincial heritage site on the historic site of Fort Garry began in the early 21st century.