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Fur Trade marked the Early Start of the Community2
Jacques de Noyon Commemorative Plaque1969
Rainy Lake Lookout on the Noden Causeway
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When Jacques de Noyon arrived in 1688 and built a post he made Fort Frances the oldest settlement of continued existence west of Lake Superior.4
Surveyors Make Mark on Community1991
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LaVerendrye explored the area on his search for the Western Sea.6
La Verendrye Plaque1970
Pither's Point, Fort Frances
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La Verendrye's Fort St. Pierre1958
Pither's Point
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In 1731, LaVerendrye's nephew arrived and built Fort St. Pierre as a wintering post.9
Northwest Company Crest1 January 1980
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The Northwest company established the largest fort site in Fort Frances in the late 1770's. The Athabaska house was built to provide a trade site for the traders from the Athabaska country.11
Hudson Bay Post and Stockade1900
Fort Frances
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The Hudson Bay Company was in rivalry with the Northwest Company until the two joined in 1821. The Hudson Bay Fort lac la Pluie was retained and stayed in operation until 1903.13
Lady Frances Simpson, The Naming of Fort Frances1830
Fort Frances
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In 1830, George Simpson, governor of the Hudson Bay Company arrived with his young bride Frances. So impressed by her visit, the men at the post renamed lac la Pluie or Rainy Lake Post, Fort Frances in her honour. |
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