Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site of Canada

Natural Wonders & Cultural Treasures

• Commemorative Intent Statement
• History of Prince of Wales Fort
• History of Cape Merry
• History of Sloop Cove

Commemorative Intent Statement

• Prince of Wales Fort, including Sloop Cove and Cape Merry Battery, is a place of national historic importance.
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  Cape Merry Battery strategically placed across from Prince of Wales Fort
  © Parks Canada
  It commemorates the role of Prince of Wales Fort in the 18^th-century French/English rivalry for control of the territory and resources around Hudson Bay.
• Fundamental to this commemoration is the role of the fur trade and its participants.
• The ruin that is Prince of Wales Fort is both of national historic and architectural significance.