Fort Livingstone (Saskatchewan)
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Fort Livingstone | |
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Type | Fort,Military Structure |
Location | Pelly,Saskatchewan,Canada |
Nearest city | St. Philips No. 301 |
Built | 1874 |
Architect | Department of Public Works (Canada) |
Governing body | Parks Canada |
Important events | First capital of theNorth-West Territories1876-1877 Former post of theNorth-West Mounted Police |
Website | Parks Canada official website |
Designated | 1923 |
Fort Livingstone | |
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Coordinates:51°53′58″N101°57′44″W/ 51.89944°N 101.96222°W |
Fort Livingstonewas founded as an outpost inNorth-West Territories,Canada. The outpost briefly served as thecapital cityfor the North-West Territories government for the years of 1874 to 1876 until it moved toBattleford, Saskatchewan,and headquarters for theNorth-West Mounted Policefor the same period, until they moved their headquarters toFort Macleod, Alberta.
The site was designated aNational Historic Site of Canadain 1923.[1]It was also designated a provincial Protected Area in 1986.[2]
The nearest inhabited site isPelly, Saskatchewan.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Fort Livingstone National Historic Site of Canada.Canadian Register of Historic Places.Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^Fort Livingstone Protected Area.Canadian Register of Historic Places.Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^"Fort Livingstone National Historic Site".Tourism Saskatchewan.Government of Saskatchewan.Retrieved29 December2023.
External links
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51°53′58″N101°57′44″W/ 51.89944°N 101.96222°W
Categories:
- Military history of the Northwest Territories
- Military history of Saskatchewan
- Forts in the Northwest Territories
- Livingston No. 331, Saskatchewan
- National Historic Sites in Saskatchewan
- Parks in Saskatchewan
- Forts or trading posts on the National Historic Sites of Canada register
- Division No. 9, Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Division No. 9 geography stubs
- Canadian history stubs
- Fortification stubs