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Gate

loopholes enabled guards to fire upon enemies while remaining nearly invisible. Still, the gate was mostly ceremonial, and was generally used as a private entrance to the residential compound. The…

Kitchen Garden

and sickles. Growing local foods was important to the Hudson’s Bay Company. Importing goods for settlers was expensive! Nuts and fruits, including brazil nuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, watermelons, tomatoes,…

Fur Store

the Red and Assiniboine: A Thematic History, 1734-1850. Ottawa: Environment Canada, Parks Service, 1988. Guinn, Rodger. The Red-Assiniboine Junction: A Land Use and Structural History, 1770-1980. Ottawa: Parks Canada, 1980….

1859 House

and 1861. The soldiers helped to erect several buildings, including a storehouse and a granary, to handle the sudden increase in the Fort’s population. Ordinary soldiers lived in large barrack…

Discovering Upper Fort Garry Heritage Park

Gate and the small parcel of land surrounding it to the city “as a public park forever.” A century later, the Gate and park were overshadowed by surrounding buildings and…

Bastion

Major’s living quarters, the canteen, and magazine – where military supplies and ammunition were stored. During their stay, the soldiers maintained a continual watch from the bastion on top of…