La Vérendrye
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La Vérendrye, La Verendrye or Verendrye may refer to:
People
[edit]- Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye (1685–1749), French Canadian military officer, fur trader and explorer, often called simply "La Vérendrye". His sons were:
- Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye (1713–1736), explorer
- Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye (1714–1755), explorer and fur trader
- François de La Vérendrye (1715–1794), explorer and trader
- Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye (1717–1761), explorer and fur trader
Places
[edit]- La Verendrye (electoral district), in Manitoba, Canada
- La Verendrye Provincial Park, in Ontario, Canada
- La Vérendrye Trail, in Manitoba, Canada
- La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve, in Quebec, Canada
- Parc de la Vérendrye (Le Domaine) Water Aerodrome, in Quebec, Canada
- Verendrye, North Dakota, a ghost town in McHenry County
- Verendrye National Monument, a former US national monument in North Dakota
Other
[edit]- Verendrye Electric Cooperative, a public utility cooperative in North Dakota