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Contact The Forks National Historic Site. General inquiries:Phone number:1-888-773-8888 (toll free)Phone number:204-927-7874Email address: manitoba@pc.gc.ca. For emergencies within the national historic site:Phone number:911.
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Peterson.) Plate 14 – “Ground Floor Plan”, showing internal structural system, Canadian National Railways, Storage Warehouse, 1927. (Historical Buildings and Resources Committee.) Plate 15 – Johnston Terminal Building, 25 Forks Market Road, basement retail space, showing concrete and steel support system, 2019. (M.
The Forks was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974. It is designated because, strategically located at the juncture of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, this spot has witnessed many of the key events of western Canadian history. The heritage value of The Forks lies in the millennia of human activity to which its cultural ...
- 45 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- The Forks 6,000 Years Ago
- The Forks During The Fur Trade 1738-1880
- The Forks and The Railway 1886-1923
- The Forks and Immigration 1870-1920
- The Forks Today
- Heritage Advisory Committee
- Canadian Heritage River Interpretive Panel
Extensive archaeological investigations prove that Aboriginal groups were active at The Forks site thousands of years ago. Between 1989 and 1994, a series of archaeological digs were carried out at The Forks that proved camps of Aboriginal bison hunters flourished here. Unearthed was a 6,000 year old hearth, yielding catfish bones and stone tool fl...
The first Europeans came via canoe in 1738, when La Vérendrye erected Fort Rouge, the first of many forts and trading posts erected in the area. Known as the Red River Colony, the forts were within striking distance of The Forks because of its significance as an Aboriginal meeting place. The region provided rich food resources along an important tr...
Beginning in 1886, The Forks emerged as one of the key sites of early railroad development on the Prairies. The rail yards of the Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway Company, the Canadian Northern, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad and the Canadian National Railway dominated the site. Many of the buildings now seen at The Forks date from this time...
In the late 1800s, the Canadian government began actively promoting immigration, settlement and railway development across the Prairies. Winnipeg became known as the “Gateway to the Canadian West” because the Canadian government erected two immigration sheds at The Forks, each accommodating up to 500 people. Legions of immigrants came through the s...
Today, The Forks is a vibrant downtown Winnipeg public space where people gather for celebrations, recreation and, much like the early Aboriginals, to meet one another. It encompasses an interpretive park, revitalized historic and new buildings, skateboard park, historic port and offers a host of year-round outdoor and indoor attractions. With over...
The Forks established a Heritage Advisory Committee in 1988 to provide advice on heritage matters on the site. The all-volunteer advisory group is comprised of members representing a body of knowledge and professional experience including archaeology, history, education, heritage interpretation planning, Aboriginal heritage, and architecture and he...
The Red River interpretive panel was designed to commemorate the national designation of the Red River as a Canadian Heritage River. Completed through a partnership between The Forks and RiversWest, the panel includes images of events that took place along the Red River and The Forks during its early history up to the present. The Red River panel w...
Sep 26, 2024 · Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 26, 2024. This statistic shows the number of visitors to The Forks national historic site in Canada from 2010/11 to 2023/24. The number of visitors ...
The Forks (French: La Fourche) is a historic site, meeting place, and green space in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and the Assiniboine River. The Forks was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974 due to its status as a cultural landscape that had borne witness to six thousand years of human activity. [ 1 ]
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The Forks National Historic Site is located in the centre of Winnipeg and can easily be accessed by private vehicle. For parking information, please refer to Facilities and services. Winnipeg Transit offers bus service to The Forks. For route and schedule information, contact Winnipeg Transit via TeleBUS at Phone number:287-RIDE (7433), by ...
