Chronology of Fort Gibraltar
- 1809 The North West Company builds Fort Gibraltar
- 1816 Fort Gibraltar is captured and destroyed by the Red River Colony
- 1817 Fort Gibraltar is rebuilt by the North West Company
- 1821 The North West Company merges with Hudson's Bay Company – Fort Gibraltar continues its operations under the Hudson's Bay Company standard
- 1822 Fort Gibraltar’s name is changed to Fort Garry
- 1835 Fort Garry is abandoned but its warehouses are still used
- 1852 Fort Garry is destroyed by the Red River flood
- 1978 Fort Gibraltar is rebuilt by the Festival du Voyageur
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