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Fort Trois-Rivières

A WOODEN FORT BUILT ON THIS SPOT, IN 1634, BECAME THE CRADLE OF THREE RIVERS, AND A CENTRE FOR FUR-TRADE WITH THE INDIANS. IT WAS BESIEGED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BY THE IROQUOIS AND DEMOLISHED AFTER THE TREATY OF PEACE WITH THEM IN 1668.

Français

Fort Trois-Rivières

UN FORT EN BOIS CONSTRUIT A CET ENDROIT EN 1634, MARQUE LE BERCEAU DES TROIS-RIVIERES QUI DEVINT UN DES CENTRES DU COMMERCE DES FOURRURES AVEC LES INDIENS. IL SOUTINT PLUSIEURS SIEGES DE LA PART DES IROQUOIS ET FUT DÉMOLI A LA SUITE DU TRAITÉ DE PAIX CONCLU AVEC EUX EN 1668.

Note: Parks Canada has identified this designation for review (outdated language or terminology, missing history, factual errors, or new knowledge).
Location: des Casernes Street, Trois-Rivières
Emplacement : rue des Casernes, Trois-Rivières
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 46.342228, -72.538649
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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