Fort Saint Pierre photograph

Fort Saint Pierre

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Opened 1731
Designated as world heritage siteMay 28, 1934
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About Fort Saint Pierre


Fort Saint Pierre on Rainy Lake was the first French fort built west of Lake Superior. It was the first of eight forts built during the elder Vérendrye's expansion of trade and exploration westward from the Great Lakes.

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