The Forks, Winnipeg
Historic Meeting Place in Manitoba, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Forks (French: La Fourche) is a historic site, meeting place, and green space in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and the Assiniboine River.
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The Forks | |
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Historic Meeting Place | |
The Forks Market Tower | |
Coordinates: 49°53′13″N 97°07′50″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
City | Winnipeg |
Owner | The Forks North Portage Partnership |
Website | www |
Official name | The Forks National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 1974 |
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The Forks was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974 due to its status as a cultural landscape that had borne witness to six thousand years of human activity.[1] The site's 5.5-hectare (14-acre; 0.021 sq mi) grounds are open year-round.[2]