Fort Paskoya

Fort Paskoya (1741-1744) (1754-1759) - A French fur trading fort established in 1741 for Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye near present day Fort Island in the Saskatchewan River delta, Manitoba, Canada. Abandoned in 1744. A second Fort Paskoya was established in 1754 at the present town of The Pas and that post was abandoned in 1759. Fort Paskoya #1 A French fur trading fort established in 1741 for Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye on a little island in Cedar Lake. The first Fort Paskoya and then the second Fort Bourbon occupied that site. The first Fort Paskoya was abandoned about 1744 but there is some evidence that it remained unused for at least a year because of a shortage of trade goods. Fort Paskoya #2 A second Fort Paskoya was established in 1754 at the present town of The Pas during the French & Indian War. That post was abandoned in 1759 as the French & Indian War took a decided turn against the French. La Vérendrye Family Built Forts (edit list) Name Start Stop Place State Est By GPS Notes Fort St. Pierre (1) 1731 1758 Fort Francis ON Jean-Baptiste 48.6166, -93.35681 Fort St. Charles 1732 1754 Magnusons Island MN Pierre 49.36181, -94.98094 Fort Maurepas (2) 1734 1737 Selkirk MB Jean-Baptiste 50.29194, -96.86683 Fort Maurepas (3) 1739 1760 Fort Alexander MB 50.60904, -96.29334 Fort La Reine 1737 1753 Portage la Prairie MB Pierre Gaultier 49.9513, -98.32703 Fort Rouge 1738 1753 Winnipeg MB Pierre Gaultier 49.88508, -97.12988 Fort Dauphin 1741 1759 Winnipegosis MB Pierre Gaultier 51.6546, -99.9238 Fort Bourbon (2) 1741 1750 Grand Rapids MB Philippe Leduc 53.1857, -99.2625 Fort Paskoya 1741 1759 Fort Island MB 53.507, -100.651 Sources: Manitoba Historical Society - The Vérendryes and Their Successors, 1727-1760 Current Status Unknown. Location: Fort Island, Manitoba, Canada. Maps & Images Lat: 53.507 Long: -100.651 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' See Also: French & Indian War Sources: Manitoba Historical Society - Grand Rapids - An Old Historical Spot, 1727-1760 Wade, Mark S., Mackenzie of Canada:The Life and Adventures of Alexander Mackenzie, Discoverer, William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., Edinburgh and London, 1927, Online Links: North American Forts - Fort Paskoya Wikipedia - Fort Paskoya Visited: No