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Fort Pelly Plaque

Fort Pelly Plaque
Institute for Northern Studies fonds, University of Saskatchewan Archives
Institute for Northern Studies (INS) fonds – F2100. Binder 5. II. Slides – 2501 to 3000.
Database ID: 20028

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Repository: University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/collection: Institute for Northern Studies fonds
Title of file/item: Fort Pelly Plaque
File/item reference: Institute for Northern Studies (INS) fonds – F2100. Binder 5. II. Slides – 2501 to 3000.
Creation dates: [c 1967]
Extent: 1 slide
Scope and content: On plaque: "FORT PELLY THE FIRST FORT PELLY WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1824 BY THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY ON THIS LOW-LYING FLAT CLOSE BY THE ASSINIBOINE RIVER. IT WAS SOON NAMED HEADQUARTERS FOR THE SWAN RIVER DISTRICT OF THE COMPANY'S ORGANIZATION – A DISTRICT WHICH INCLUDED MOST OF THE AREA SOUTH OF THE SASKATCHEWAN RIVER SYSTEM AND WEST OF FORT ELLICE. IN 1858 A NEW POST WAS CONSTRUCTED A FEW YARDS FROM THIS SITE ON HIGHER GROUND NOT SO LIABLE TO FLOODING. THE OLD BUILDINGS CONTINUED IN USE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AS WAREHOUSES AND STABLES. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES" Dated 1967. Fort Pelly, Sask.
Photographer/author: Institute for Northern Studies
Number of scanned pages: 1
Subjects:
Community histories
External Representations - Literature
Government departments
Military presence
Settlements - Outposts
Community
External Representations
Government
Military presence
Settlements
Geographic coverage:
Fort Pelly, SK