Editing Fort Garry (section)

==History==
Fort Garry was established by the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] (HBC) in 1822 on or near the site of the [[North West Company]]'s [[Fort Gibraltar]] established by John Wills in 1810 and destroyed by Governor Semple's men in 1816 during the [[Pemmican War]].<ref>Barkwell, Lawrence J. (2018) Historic Metis settlements in Manitoba and geographical place names. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Louis Riel Institute, 2018. {{ISBN|978-1-927531-1-81}}</ref> Fort Garry was named after [[Nicholas Garry]], deputy governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. It served as the centre of the fur trade within the [[Red River Colony]]. In 1826, a severe flood destroyed the fort.

The fort was rebuilt in 1836 by HBC to help facilitate the administrative and supply needs for the Red River Colony.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/upper-fort-garry|title=Upper Fort Garry|publisher=Historica Canada|website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca|last=Allen|first=Robert S.|date=11 May 2015|access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref> The new fort was named Upper Fort Garry to differentiate it from "the Lower Fort," or [[Lower Fort Garry]], {{convert|32|km|mi}} downriver, which was established in 1831.<ref>[http://www.lpgallery.mb.ca/fort_garry/ A Short Pictorial History On Upper Ft. Garry]. Lincoln Park Gallery website. Retrieved 16 Oct 2010.</ref> Throughout the mid-to-late 19th century, Upper Fort Garry played a minor role in the actual trading of furs but was central to the administration of the HBC and the surrounding settlement. The [[Council of Assiniboia]], the administrative and judicial body of the Red River Colony mainly run by Hudson's Bay Company officials, met at Upper Fort Garry.
[[File:Fort Garry - 1884.jpg|thumb|Inside Fort Garry in 1884. The fort was demolished during that decade.]]
In 1869, the Hudson's Bay Company agreed to surrender its monopoly in the North-West, including Upper Fort Garry. In late 1869 and early 1870, the fort was seized by [[Louis Riel]] and his [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] followers during the [[Red River Resistance]]. After the Resistance, the area around the fort continued to grow. In 1873, the city of Winnipeg was established and the name Fort Garry was no longer used. In 1881–1884 the majority of the fort was demolished to straighten [[Winnipeg Route 52|Main Street]] (it was at Main Street and Assiniboine Avenue<ref>Martin Kavanagh, "The Assoboine Basin", 1946, map page 89</ref>).