Fort Paskoya

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Probably during the winter of 1741 -1742, La Verendrye decided to build a fort at the site chosen by the Chevalier, at Cedar Lake, as shown on the map of 1740. This is the first Fort Paskoya, situated on a small island, west of Cedar Lake, Manitoba, towards the discharge of the Saskatchewan River near the head of the delta of the river.

In 1753 or 1754, Louis de la Corne returned to the Saskatchewan River and built a second Fort Paskoya at a new location which became the Pas. At the same time, just below the junction of the two branches of the Saskatchewan, he built what was to be later known as Fort de la Corne.

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• The Vérendryes and Their Successors
• Some Historical Names