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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Humber Portage canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Toronto Carrying-Place route