Inscription
De La Salle at Cataracoui
Early in his celebrated career the explorer La Salle played a principal role in the expansion of the French fur trade into the Lake Ontario region. In 1673 he arranged a meeting between Governor-General Frontenac, who wanted to shift the centre of the fur trade away from Montreal, and representatives of the Iroquois at Cataracoui, the site of present-day Kingston. Placed in command of Fort Frontenac, the post the governor ordered built here, La Salle soon gained control over trade in the area by acquiring ownership of the establishment as a seigneurial grant. Using the fort as a base, he then undertook expeditions to the west and southwest in an attempt to expand his Cataracoui operation into a vast fur-trading empire.
Tôt dans son illustre carrière, l'explorateur La Salle joue un rôle majeur dans l'expansion du commerce français des fourrures jusque dans la région dû lac Ontario. En 1673, il organise une rencontre entre le gouverneur général Frontenac, qui veut éloigner le centre du commerce des fourrures de Montréal, et des représentants des Iroquois à Cataracoui, aujourd'hui
Kingston. Au commandement du Fort Frontenac, dont le gouverneur avait ordonné la construction ici même. La Salle contrôle rapidement le commerce des fourrures dans la région en devenant propriétaire de l'établissement grâce à une concession seigneuriale. Le fort sert de base aux expéditions qu'il mène dans l'ouest et le sud-ouest pour se créer un vaste empire dans le commerce des fourrures.
Details
| HM Number | HM2M67 |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Placed By | Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Citizenship and Culture |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 24th, 2019 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00 |
Pictures
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 381175 N 4898130 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 44.22671667, -76.48775000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 13.603', W 76° 29.265' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 13' 36.18" N, 76° 29' 15.9" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Nearby Markersshow on map
Show me all markers in:
Militia Garrison 1837-38
Kirkpatrick Fountain
Frontenac County Court House / Palais de Justice du Comté de Frontenac
Sir John Alexander Macdonald
Early Land Survey in Ontario / Premiers Travaux D'Arpentage en Ontario
Charles Sangster
Bishop Alexander Macdonell
Kingston Post Office / Bureau de Poste de Kingston
Kingston Custom House / Bâtiment des Douanes de Kingston
The First Meeting of the Executive Council of Upper Canada
Maintenance Issues
- What country is the marker located in?
- Is this marker part of a series?
- What historical period does the marker represent?
- What historical place does the marker represent?
- What type of marker is it?
- What class is the marker?
- What style is the marker?
- Does the marker have a number?
- What year was the marker erected?
- This marker needs at least one picture.
- Can this marker be seen from the road?
- Is the marker in the median?
Comments 0 comments