Fort La Reine
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Fort La Reine, one of the forts of the Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye western expansion, was built in 1738. It was located on the Assiniboine River where present day Portage La Prairie stands. It served as a fur trading post and was the base of operations for much exploration north and west. From Fort La Reine, the explorers made their way onto Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis, Lake Winnipeg and the Saskatchewan River.
Fort Dauphin, Fort Bourbon, Fort Paskoya, and Fort de la Corne all resulted from exploration carried out from this location by Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye, the youngest La Verendrye son.
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