Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 4

Industrial and Agricultural Activities at Lower Fort Garry

by George Ingram

Abstract

Industrial and agricultural activities which developed at Lower Fort Garry between the 1850s and the 1870s included experimental farming, boat building, brewing and distilling, and other activities involving the construction of additional buildings in and near the fort. The activities at the fort relating to provisioning and transportation are discussed in detail during the height of their development.