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Grand Portage

National Monument - Minnesota, United States

Grand Portage National Monument preserves a vital fur trade site where voyageurs and Native Americans transported goods around the unnavigable falls and rapids of the Pigeon River. The monument features a reconstructed stockade and Great Hall representing the North West Company's inland headquarters. The site demonstrates the important role of the Ojibwe people and French-Canadian voyageurs in the fur trade era. The monument is managed by the National Park Service.

Location:
47.96, -89.68
Area:
3 km²
Established:
1951

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