it was rebuilt by Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye after it had been burnt by the Indians. By 1793 nothing was visible but the clearing. On the opposite side of the river at Otter Point the North West Company had a storehouse. About two miles downriver was Fort Bas de la Rivière and further downriver was the later Fort Alexander, Manitoba. The region was known as Bas de la Rivière. References Arthur S Morton, "A History of Western Canada",no date Manitoba Historical Society - Historic Bas de la Rivière, Part 1 Manitoba Historical Society - Grand Rapids Manitoba Historical Society - the Forks Maurepas Maurepas Maurepas 1734 establishments in the French colonial empire