The area growth and functional development of Winnipeg from 1870 to 1913

With its central position on the North American continent, and in particular its location at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, Winnipeg played throughout its history a leading role in the transportation and commercial development of the Canadian Prairies. The rivers themselves and th...

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Main Author: Hosse, H. A.
Format: Master Thesis
Language:English
Published: 1956
Subjects:
Indian
The Forks
assiniboine
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3262
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spelling ftunivmanitoba:oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/3262 2023-08-27T04:08:22+02:00 The area growth and functional development of Winnipeg from 1870 to 1913 Hosse, H. A. 1956 v, [viii], 238 leaves : 28875581 bytes application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3262 eng eng ocm72778063 http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3262 open access The reproduction of this thesis has been made available by authority of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private study and research, and may only be reproduced and copied as permitted by copyright laws or with express written authorization from the copyright owner. master thesis 1956 ftunivmanitoba 2023-08-06T17:36:58Z With its central position on the North American continent, and in particular its location at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, Winnipeg played throughout its history a leading role in the transportation and commercial development of the Canadian Prairies. The rivers themselves and the Indian trails along their banks, provided access to the West, south, and north thus making "The Forks" - as the confluence of two rivers was commonly known - a prominent meeting and camping place for Indians, trappers and fur-traders. In the 19th century fur companies erected their trading posts here, and the nucleus of a settlement sprang up under the protective shadow of these posts. Master Thesis assiniboine MSpace at the University of Manitoba Indian The Forks ENVELOPE(-111.385,-111.385,56.750,56.750)
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description With its central position on the North American continent, and in particular its location at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, Winnipeg played throughout its history a leading role in the transportation and commercial development of the Canadian Prairies. The rivers themselves and the Indian trails along their banks, provided access to the West, south, and north thus making "The Forks" - as the confluence of two rivers was commonly known - a prominent meeting and camping place for Indians, trappers and fur-traders. In the 19th century fur companies erected their trading posts here, and the nucleus of a settlement sprang up under the protective shadow of these posts.
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title_full_unstemmed The area growth and functional development of Winnipeg from 1870 to 1913
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The Forks
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The Forks
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