Clues point to French presence
The life of a fur trader in the 1700s wasn't easy. The shelters the traders built weren't meant to last long. So what makes scientists think the clues they've uncovered point to a long-lost French fort?
Reconstruct an 18th-century plate![[Birds-eye-view of the fort]](images/02b_fort.gif)
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