Antoine Gingras trading post, Walhalla, N.D.

A long, wooden building with collapsed roof. This was formerly a trading post. Grass is visible in the foreground. Photographic prints; "June 1962"--Printed on front of photograph. "Gingras"--Handwritten on back of photograph. "North Dakota State Parks, R.J. Elliot"--St...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elliot, R. J.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: State Historical Society of North Dakota; 1962
Subjects:
Fur trade
Historic sites
Pioneer Era
Trading posts
Wooden buildings
Abandoned buildings
Gingras
Antoine
1821-1877
Walhalla (N.D.)
Elliot
Metis
Online Access:http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/uw-ndshs/id/1156
Description
Summary:A long, wooden building with collapsed roof. This was formerly a trading post. Grass is visible in the foreground. Photographic prints; "June 1962"--Printed on front of photograph. "Gingras"--Handwritten on back of photograph. "North Dakota State Parks, R.J. Elliot"--Stamped on back of photograph. Title created by staff. Antoine Gingras settled here in the 1840s. Gingras was a prominent fur trader, a representative in the Minnesota Territorial legislature, and participated in the 1869 Metis rebellion against Canadian rule, led by Louis Riel. Consult: http://www.nd.gov/hist/gingras/index.html

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