Fort Trois-Rivières

Fort Trois-Rivières () was a 17th-century wooden fort in New France.  It was built between 1634 and 1638 by the Sieur de Laviolette. 

The construction of a wooden fort on this site marked the second permanent settlement in New France and the foundation of the modern city of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.  It was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada on January 30, 1920. 

It was protected by a palisade that repelled a large Iroquois attack in 1653 and was in use until 1668.  It was demolished following a peace treaty signed with the Iroquois in 1668. 

It was strengthened  by the Governor of New France: Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge at the end of 1650, who gave very specific instructions for a more effective defence from attacks to the site's commander, Pierre Boucher.  It was "saved from complete destruction as a result of the investments of 1653, by five hundred Mohawks". 

Commemorative plaque
A commemorative plaque is fixed to a large stone located south of the post office on des Casernes Street in what is today known as Platon Park.  The perimetre of the fort is bounded by present-day streets of Saint-Pierre, Saint-Jean, Saint-Louis, des Casernes and Notre-Dame. 

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