Humber Portage

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Humber Portage is a historic overland trail in what is now Toronto that linked Lake Ontario to inland waterways, serving as a key Indigenous and early European trade and travel route.

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Humber Portage canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic trail
overland portage route
associatedWith Toronto Carrying-Place Trail NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy historic plaques along the Humber River
connects Lake Ontario NERFINISHED
inland waterways of southern Ontario
culturalSignificance important Indigenous travel corridor
key early European access route to the interior of North America
follows Humber River valley NERFINISHED
hasHeritageStatus National Historic Event of Canada NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod early colonial era
pre-contact era
influenced development of transportation routes in the Toronto region
location of early European settlement near the Humber River
linkedTo Georgian Bay NERFINISHED
Lake Simcoe NERFINISHED
locatedIn Canada
Ontario
Toronto
otherName Carrying Place Trail NERFINISHED
Toronto Carrying-Place NERFINISHED
partOf Great Lakes–St. Lawrence riverine travel network
recognizedBy Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada NERFINISHED
routeType canoe-and-portage route
usedBy European explorers
Indigenous peoples
fur traders
usedFor trade
travel

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