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Fort Kaministiquia (former spellings include Fort Camanistigoyan, Fort Kanastigoya, Fort Kamanastigoya and others), was a French fort in North America. It was located on the north shore of Lake Superior at the mouth of the Kaministiquia River , in modern-day Thunder Bay, Ontario , Canada.
Fort William Historical Park (formerly known as Old Fort William) is a Canadian historical site located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, that contains a reconstruction of the Fort William fur trade post as it existed in 1815. It officially opened on July 3, 1973. The site is located on the banks of the Kaministiquia River at Point de Meuron.
Fort William was a city in Ontario, Canada, located on the Kaministiquia River, at its entrance to Lake Superior. It amalgamated with Port Arthur and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the city of Thunder Bay in January 1970. Since then, it has been the largest city in Northwestern Ontario.
Name [4] [5] Date constructed c. Location Province Image Fort Anne: 1636: Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia Fort Bas de la Rivière: 1750: Fort Alexander Manitoba Fort Boishébert: 1749: Grand Bay
The first French fort built west of Fort Kaministiquia by Pierre La Vérendrye in Northwestern Ontario: Fort Wellington [70] 1813 (established) 1920 Prescott: One of the best preserved nineteenth-century fortifications in Canada, the fort protected shipping along the St. Lawrence River during War of 1812: Fort William [71] 1803 (established)
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The Kaministiquia River (/ ˌ k æ m ɪ ˈ n ɪ s t ɪ k w ɑː /) is a river which flows into western Lake Superior at the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Kaministiquia ( Gaa-ministigweyaa ) is an Ojibwe word meaning "where a stream flows in island" due to two large islands (McKellar and Mission) at the mouth of the river.
Kaministiquia (/ ˌ k æ m ə ˈ n ɪ s t ɪ k w ɑː /) [1] is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Thunder Bay District on Highway 102 approximately 30 kilometres west of Thunder Bay. A designated place served by a local services board, Kaministiquia had a population of 587 in the Canada 2006 Census.