Fort Trois-Rivières
| Fort Trois-Rivières | |
|---|---|
Fort des Trois-Rivières | |
 The monument marking Fort Trois-Rivières. | |
  Location of Fort Trois-Rivières in central Quebec | |
| General information | |
| Type | Fort |
| Location | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 46°20′31″N 72°32′19″W / 46.341944°N 72.538611°W |
| Construction started | 1634 |
| Completed | 1638 |
| Demolished | 1668 |
| Official name | Fort Trois-Rivières National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1920 |
| References | |
| [1] | |
Fort Trois-Rivières (French: Fort des Trois-Rivières) was a 17th-century wooden fort in New France. It was built between 1634 and 1638 by the Sieur de Laviolette.
The construction of a wooden fort on this site marked the second permanent settlement in New France and the foundation of the modern city of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. It was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada on January 30, 1920.[2][3]
It was protected by a palisade that repelled a large Iroquois attack in 1653 and was in use until 1668. It was demolished following a peace treaty signed with the Iroquois in 1668.[2]
It was strengthened by the governor of New France, Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge, at the end of 1650. He gave very specific instructions for a more effective defence from attacks to the site's commander, Pierre Boucher. It was "saved from complete destruction as a result of the investments of 1653, by five hundred Mohawks."[4]
Commemorative plaque
[edit]A commemorative plaque is fixed to a large stone located south of the post office on des Casernes Street in what is today known as Platon Park. The perimeter of the fort is bounded by present-day streets of Saint-Pierre, Saint-Jean, Saint-Louis, des Casernes and Notre-Dame.
References
[edit]- ^ "Fort Trois-Rivières National Historic Site of Canada". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ a b Fort Trois-Rivières. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ Roy-Sole, Monique. "A Tale of Tenacity", Canadian Geographic Magazine, April 2009, Vol. 129, No. 2, p. 31.
- ^ Sylvie Ravet-Biton:" Les pionniers tonnerois de la Nouvelle-France ", Société d'Archéologie et d'Histoire du Tonnerois. Tonnerre. France. 179 p.
- Buildings and structures in Trois-Rivières
- Buildings and structures completed in 1638
- French forts in Canada
- Buildings and structures destroyed in the 17th century
- Military forts in Quebec
- National Historic Sites in Quebec
- Heritage sites in Mauricie
- 1638 establishments in New France
- 1668 disestablishments in New France