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Fort Saint Charles
7/8/2020 | 4m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
The history behind Fort Saint Charles on Lake of the Woods in Minnesota.
Fort Saint Charles (1732) on Lake of the Woods was built by La Vérendrye during a time of trade and exploration west. In 1736 an expedition consisting of Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye (the eldest son), Father Jean-Pierre Aulneau and nineteen French-Canadian voyageurs were attacked by Sioux and killed on Massacre Island, Ontario. The bodies were buried at Fort Saint Charles.
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Prairie Public Shorts is a local public television program presented by Prairie Public
About the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund In 2008, Minnesota voters passed a landmark piece of legislation — the Minnesota Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment — which provided...
Prairie Public Shorts
Fort Saint Charles
7/8/2020 | 4m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
Fort Saint Charles (1732) on Lake of the Woods was built by La Vérendrye during a time of trade and exploration west. In 1736 an expedition consisting of Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye (the eldest son), Father Jean-Pierre Aulneau and nineteen French-Canadian voyageurs were attacked by Sioux and killed on Massacre Island, Ontario. The bodies were buried at Fort Saint Charles.
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Prairie Public Shorts is a local public television program presented by Prairie Public
About the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund In 2008, Minnesota voters passed a landmark piece of legislation — the Minnesota Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment — which provided...