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1754, Fort Rouillé, also known as Fort Toronto, prospers

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Established in or about 1750, Fort Rouillé, also known as Fort Toronto, prospered.

In 1754, the inhabitants of the French Fort Rouillé included:
- one officer;
- two sergeants;
- four soldiers; and
- one storekeeper.

The fort consisted of a guardhouse, storeroom, barracks, store, blacksmith, officers' quarters, and outbuildings.


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