Fort Pelly

Fort Pelly is a National Historic Site of Canada in Pelly, Saskatchewan.

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FORT PELLY II This post, built in 1856 by Chief Factor W.J. Christie of the Hudson's Bay Company, replaced the first Fort Pelly which stood on the low ground to the west of this spot. For almost half a century the headquarters of the Swan River District, it was the last of a series of posts at the Assiniboine Elbow dating back to 1793. This large establishment with its substantial buildings and fine herds of horses and cattle excited the admiration of many early travellers who passed this way along the Carlton Trail. Fort Pelly was abandoned at the beginning of the twentieth century.

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LE DEUXIÈME FORT PELLY Le régisseur chef de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson, W.J. Christie, fit construire ce fort en 1856 pour remplacer le premier, qui se trouvait dans des terrains bas, à l'ouest de cet emplacement. Siège du district de la rivière Swan pendant près d'un demi-siècle, ce grand établissement fut le dernier de la série de postes construits depuis 1793 dans la région arrosée par la coude de la rivière Assiniboine. Les bâtiments, les chevaux, le bétail soulevaient l'admiration des voyageurs, nombreux à défiler le long de la piste Carlton. On l'abandonna au début du XXe siècle.

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Fort Pelly

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