Fort Maurepas (3)

 (1739-1760) - A French fur trading fort established in 1739 for Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye near present day Fort Alexander, Manitoba. Named Fort Maurepas after Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas, French Minister of Marine. This fort was relocated from the site of Fort Maurepas (2). The fort was probably abandoned from 1739-1742. It burned down in 1747, rebuilt in 1748, and burned down again in 1763. Probably abandoned by 1760.

History
This fort was relocated from the site of Fort Maurepas (2) on the Red River to the north bank of the Winnipeg River, within the present-day Fort Alexander Indian Reserve. The fort was probably abandoned from 1739-1742. It burned down in 1747, rebuilt in 1748, and burned down again in 1763. Probably abandoned by 1760.

Current Status
Stone pylon at the site is missing the marker plate.

See Also:
 * Fort Maurepas (2)

Sources:
 * Manitoba Historical Society - The Vérendryes and Their Successors, 1727-1760

Links:
 * North American Forts - Fort Maurepas (3)
 * Wikipedia - Fort Maurepas
 * Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fort Maurepas Cairn