Rouge Portage

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Rouge Portage is a historic portage route in the Toronto area that formed part of the Indigenous and early European overland connection between Lake Ontario and the upper Great Lakes.

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Rouge Portage canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic portage route
transportation corridor
associatedWith fur trade era travel routes
connects Lake Ontario NERFINISHED
upper Great Lakes region
country Canada
culturalSignificance part of traditional Indigenous travel and trade networks
followsWatercourse Rouge River watershed NERFINISHED
function overland link between navigable waterways
heritageStatus recognized as a historic route in local history
historicalPeriod early colonial era
pre-contact era
languageOfToponym French
locatedIn Canada
Ontario
Toronto
nameOrigin named for the Rouge River
near Lake Ontario shoreline NERFINISHED
partOf Great Lakes–St. Lawrence waterway network NERFINISHED
region Greater Toronto Area NERFINISHED
routeType overland connection
significance facilitated travel between Lake Ontario and inland waterways leading toward the upper Great Lakes
transportMode canoe portage
usedBy Indigenous peoples
early European travellers

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Toronto Carrying-Place route (associated) hasPart Rouge Portage
subject surface form: Toronto Carrying-Place route