Nipigon River Forts National Historic Event
Nipigon River, Ontario
Miss Le Ronde at the Hudson Bay Post, Lake Nipigon
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Nipigon River, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1944-05-24
Other Name(s):
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Nipigon River Forts
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2003-016, 2010-CED-SDC-012
Importance:
This designation has been identified for review
Plaque(s)
Near this site, in 1678, the French built the first of the trading posts established along the shores of Lake Nipigon. Here, in 1727, the Indian Ochagach drew his map of Western Canada and La Verendrye conceived his projects of discovery.
*Note: This designation has been identified for review. A review can be triggered for one of the following reasons - outdated language or terminology, absence of a significant layer of history, factual errors, controversial beliefs and behaviour, or significant new knowledge.