Qu'Appelle Crossing
N 50° 46.548 W 103° 47.141
13U E 585617 N 5625596
Located near Echo Ridge Golf Course.
Waymark Code: WM79DX
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 09/22/2009
Views: 4
Qu'Appelle Crossing
The old ford on the Qu'Appelle River just south of here was once the cross-roads of the west.
Indians, hunters and traders used it long before the Hudson's Bay Company built Fort Qu'Appelle in 1864 just upstream of the south flat.
In 1882 the CPR passed 20 miles to the south; settlement of this region followed, and the crossing became a vital link with the north.
In the last half of the nineteenth century the following important trails converged and crossed the river at this point;
Two from Wood Mountain
One from Fort Walsh,
One from Red Deer Forks,
One from the Elbow of the South Saskatchewan,
One from Battleford and Prince Albert,
One from Fort Pelly,
and Two from Fort Ellice.
Marker placement date: Not listed
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