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| Fort Dauphin |
| Near Winnipegosis, Manitoba |
| Type |
Fort |
| Built |
1741 |
Construction
materials |
Wood |
| In use |
1741- |
| Controlled by |
France, Canada |
Fort Dauphin, was built in 1741 near Winnipegosis, Manitoba with Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye in charge of construction. The area, reached from Fort La Reine, would provide a post located between the Assiniboine River and the Saskatchewan River. A second Fort Dauphin was built in 1767 on the north shore of Lake Dauphin giving both the fort and the lake the same name. This fort was built by French fur traders after the era of the western commanders. As with many of the forts of the times, names were kept the same and locations were changed to facilitate trade and to obtain a better physical location.
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