 |
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
 Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the  icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Winnipeg (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 49 53 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 49.8833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 097 10 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -97.1667 decimal degrees |
|
Note: Situated at junction of Red and Assiniboine rivers; city developed as important grain market, and warehousing and distributing center after arrival of Canadian Pacific railroad in 1881; products include clothes, processed food, automobiles and farm machinery. |
Names: |
|
| Winnipeg (preferred,C,V,O)
|
| Fort-Rouge (H,V)
|
............ | established by French explorer La Vérendrye 1738 |
| Ft. Garry (H,V)
|
............ | built by Hudson's Bay Company 1821 |
| Ft. Gibraltar (H,V)
|
............ | built by NW Company 1804 |
| Red River Settlement (H,V)
|
............ | founded 1811-1812 |
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
................ |
Winnipeg (inhabited place) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
............ |
fort was established by French in 1738 & by NW Company in 1804, town was settled in 1811-1812 & incorporated in 1873 |
| city (C) |
|
| provincial capital (C) |
............ |
since 1870 |
| industrial center (C) |
|
| communications center (C) |
|
| commercial center (C) |
|
| financial center (C) |
|
| transportation center (C) |
|
| university center (C) |
|
| fort (H) |
|
| regional capital (C) |
|
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|
