Fort Prince of Wales National Historic Site 


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The large and partly restored Fort Prince of Wales near Churchill is a National Historic Park accessible by boat only and open in July and August. It was built by the Hudson's Bay Company in the 18th c. in order to defend the interests of the English fur trade in the New World. A start was made on its construction in 1732, with workers, horses and oxen shipped over from England. Forty years later this outstanding building with its extremely beautiful masonry was finally finished. In 1782 Fort Prince of Wales, its garrison led by Samuel Hearne, fell without a struggle into the hands of the French, who then destroyed it.
At each corner stands a lozenge-shaped bulwark; one was a storehouse, the second a carpenter's workshop
At each corner stands a lozenge-shaped bulwark; one was a storehouse, the second a carpenter's workshop
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Fort Prince of Wales National Historic Site
Box 127
Churchill, MB R0B 0E0
Canada
Phone 1 (204) 675-8863
Fax 1 (204) 675-2026
Box 127
Churchill, MB R0B 0E0
Canada
Phone 1 (204) 675-8863
Fax 1 (204) 675-2026
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