Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye - Person of National Historic Significance
Personne historique nationale du Canada de Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye

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Location of HSMBC plaque	The Forks National Historic Site Winnipeg, Manitoba
Owner/Administered by	Parks Canada
Year designated	1920
Reason for designation text	Explorer and fur trader, established posts W of lake Superior. Explorateur et trafiquant de fourrures, établit des postes à l'ouest du lac Supérieur
Plaque text	PIERRE GAULTIER DE VARENNES ET DE LA VÉRENDRYE 1685-1749 Between 1731 and 1743 La Vérendrye, a native of Trois-Rivières, supervised the construction of a series of fur trade posts west of Lake Superior. To secure the trade of the resident Cree, Ojibwa and Assiniboine Indians he and his sons built, among others, Fort Rouge here at the Forks and Fort La Reine (now Portage la Prairie) on the Assiniboine. These postes du nord were intended to help finance the search for the western sea as well as to cut off the inland fur trade of the Hudson's Bay Company. Discouraged by the lack of official support for his exploration work, La Vérendrye retired to Montreal in 1744. Originaire de Trois-Rivières, La Vérendrye fit construire, entre 1731 et 1743, une série de postes de traite à l'ouest du lac Supérieur. Afin de s'assurer du commerce avec les Cris, Saulteux et Assiniboines de la région, lui et ses fils établirent, entre autres, le fort Rouge, ici aux "Fourches ," et le fort la Reine (maintenant Portage la Prairie). Ces "postes du nord" devaient aider à financer la recherche de la mer de l'Ouest et à maintenir la concurrence avec la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson. Manquant d'appui à la Cour pour ses explorations, La Vérendrye, découragé, se retira à Montréal en 1744.
Status line (current use, related commemorations, other designations, links, etc.)	Mounted in national historic site. Related commemorations: Fort Dauphin Fort La Reine La Verendrye’s Journey to the Mandans Forts Rouge, Garry and Gibralter Fort Maurepas Related commemorations: Thomas Button Henry Kelsey Thomas Hearne Thomas Simpson Vilhjálmur Stefánsson Other designations: The Province has also commemorated La Verendrye (Legislative Building , East Entrance, Kennedy Street, Winnipeg)

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Pierre Gaultier De Varennes La Vérendrye (1685-1749)

Feature revised: 12 July 2008

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