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René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle at Cataracoui
![Exh Fanco De La Salle Ga Reid](https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/images/content/inline/exh-fanco-De-La-Salle-GA-Reid.jpeg)
A major figure in the expansion of the French fur trade into the Lake Ontario region, La Salle (1643-87) was placed in command of Fort Frontenac in 1673. Using the fort as a base, he undertook expeditions to the west and southwest in the interest of developing a vast fur-trading empire.
- Visit the plaque – In the northeast corner of City Park, on the West Street side, Kingston.