Place details
Place nameWinnipeg
Other namesFt. Garry, Red River Settlement, Ft. Gibraltar, Fort-Rouge
CountryCanada
Latitude49.883
Longitude-97.167
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Situated at junction of Red & Assiniboine rivers; city developed as important grain market, & warehousing & distributing center after arrival of Canadian Pacific railroad in 1881; products include clothes, processed food, automobiles & farm machinery.