Fort Reliance

Fort Reliance is a National Historic Site of Canada in Reliance, Northwest Territories.

Northwest Territories · Reliance, Northwest Territories · location approximate

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FORT RELIANCE Alexander Roderick McLeod of the Hudson’s Bay Company built lodgings here in 1833 for Captain George Back’s expedition to find John Ross, a missing explorer. After Ross returned to England in 1834, Back continued exploring the river that bears his name using Fort Reliance as his winter camp. Abandoned in 1835, Fort Reliance was rebuilt and, in 1855, it operated as a Hudson’s Bay Company post and a base to search for traces of the Franklin Expedition of 1845. The four stone fireplaces, with their wattle and daub chimneys, remain unique vestiges of European exploration and commerce in Canada’s North.

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Alexander Roderick McLeod de la Compagnie de la Baie d’Hudson construit une habitation ici en 1833 pour le capitaine George Back, parti à la recherche de l’explorateur disparu, John Ross. En 1834, Back continue d’explorer la rivière qui porte son nom en faisant du fort Reliance son camp d’hiver. Abandonné en 1835, le fort est reconstruit et, en 1855, il sert de comptoir à la Compagnie, puis de base pour la recherche des traces de l’expédition de Franklin de 1845. Les quatre foyers en pierre, dotés de cheminées en bois et en torchis, sont des vestiges singuliers de l’exploration européenne et du commerce dans le Nord du Canada.

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Fort Reliance

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