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looking any info or maps on fort des trembles.
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:28 am
by seanarthur
Hi, I can barley find any information on fort des trembles, just that it was located around 5-9 miles west of portage LA prairie on the south side of the assinaboine, and that it was abandoned in 1781 after a skirmish with the local Indians. Any information or maps would be helpful in finding it's original location. Thanks
Re: looking any info or maps on fort des trembles.
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:31 am
by gnstill
Fort des Tremble is shown on the second map at this link:
CUTHBERT GRANT (1796-1854)
Re: looking any info or maps on fort des trembles.
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 10:53 am
by seanarthur
Thanks, that's the only map I can find anywhere and it's very diffult to match up to Google Earth or maps, hoping to find additional information, maps or discriptions of its location, thanks alot
Re: looking any info or maps on fort des trembles.
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 2:41 pm
by gnstill
Fort des Tremble was also known as the Poplar Fort. In several articles it is mentioned as being from 5 to 9 miles west of Portage la Prairie, and as you mentioned – it essentially ceased to exist after it was abandoned in 1781. I doubt very much if we will ever get a better location than that from anyone. Why is the precise location so important to you?