Landmarks, Monuments & Built Heritage of the West
La Vérendrye Monument
This monument honours Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye and his sons. They are believed to be the first European explorers to sail through the Great Lakes and land at the forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers. In 1738, they established what is believed to be the first European building on the site of what is now Winnipeg. They named this settlement Fort Rouge. This monument is located on Taché Avenue across from the St. Boniface Hospital.
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