The Forks, Winnipeg
The Forks | |
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Historic Meeting Place | |
The Forks Market Tower | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′13″N 97°07′50″W / 49.88694°N 97.13056°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| City | Winnipeg |
| Owner | The Forks North Portage Partnership |
| Website | www |
| Official name | The Forks National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1974 |
The Forks (French: La Fourche) is a historic site, meeting place, and green space in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and the Assiniboine River.
The Forks was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974 due to its status as a cultural landscape that had borne witness to six thousand years of human activity. The site's 5.5-hectare (14-acre; 0.021 sq mi) grounds are open year-round.