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A second more elaborate structure was built in 1862 by the HBC, and in 1873, replaced Fort Pelly as the headquarters for the Swan River District. But its economic life was short-lived as the Company relinquished control of Rupert's Land with the
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The post was rebuilt in 1817 on the south bank of the Assiniboine River near Beaver Creek, hence the post was called Beaver Creek until 1824 when it closed. In 1831, the post was reopened under the name Fort Ellice, named after
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and headed west in 1874 to establish law and order in the future provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The fort acted as an NWMP post beginning in 1875.
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In 1890, the Hudson's Bay Company sold the property to Thomas V. Wheeler, who conducted private business there until 1892.
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trading post that operated from 1794 to 1892. It was first established in February 1794 by John Sutherland on the
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The fort had one more important role to play in history; it acted as a staging point for part of the
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in west-central Manitoba and to Ellice Avenue, a major arterial road in Winnipeg.
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The property where both forts were located is currently owned and managed by the
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Historic Metis settlements in Manitoba and geographical place names
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It was an important fort, as it was a major stopping point on the
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about 20 kilometres (12 mi) upstream from its mouth at the
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to this district was commonly known as the Fort Ellice Trail.)
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Fort Ellice property photos from Nature Conservancy of Canada
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Google trekker - virtual hike of Fort Ellice property
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Buildings and structures in Westman Region, Manitoba
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Index

Rupert's Land
Assiniboine
Qu'Appelle
Rural Municipality of Ellice
Manitoba
50°24′36″N 101°17′14″W / 50.40992°N 101.28721°W / 50.40992; -101.28721
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company
Qu'Appelle River
Assiniboine River
North West Company
Edward Ellice
Rural Municipality of Ellice
Carlton Trail
Red River Colony
Fort Edmonton
Upper Fort Garry
1870 Deed of Surrender
North-West Mounted Police
Fort Dufferin
Nature Conservancy of Canada



"Hudson's Bay Company: Fort Ellice"
Barkwell, Lawrence J.
ISBN
978-1-927531-1-81
"NCC: Fort Ellice Property"
the original

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