Fort Trois-Rivières

Fort Trois-Rivières is a National Historic Site of Canada in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.

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FORT THREE RIVERS A WOODEN FORT BUILT ON THIS SPOT, IN 1634, BECAME THE CRADLE OF THREE RIVERS, AND A CENTRE FOR FUR-TRADE WITH THE INDIANS. IT WAS BESIEGED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BY THE IROQUOIS AND DEMOLISHED AFTER THE TREATY OF PEACE WITH THEM IN 1668.

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FORT DES TROIS-RIVIÈRES UN FORT EN BOIS CONSTRUIT A CET ENDROIT EN 1634, MARQUE LE BERCEAU DES TROIS-RIVIERES QUI DEVINT UN DES CENTRES DU COMMERCE DES FOURRURES AVEC LES INDIENS. IL SOUTINT PLUSIEURS SIEGES DE LA PART DES IROQUOIS ET FUT DÉMOLI A LA SUITE DU TRAITÉ DE PAIX CONCLU AVEC EUX EN 1668.

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Fort Trois-Rivières

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