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Fort Livingstone (Saskatchewan)

Coordinates:51°53′58″N101°57′44″W/ 51.89944°N 101.96222°W/51.89944; -101.96222
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Fort Livingstone
Sketch of Fort Livingstone circa 1877
TypeFort,Military Structure
LocationPelly,Saskatchewan,Canada
Nearest citySt. Philips No. 301
Built1874
ArchitectDepartment of Public Works (Canada)
Governing bodyParks Canada
Important eventsFirst capital of theNorth-West Territories1876-1877
Former post of theNorth-West Mounted Police
WebsiteParks Canada official website
Designated1923
Fort Livingstone
Fort Livingstone is located in Saskatchewan
Fort Livingstone
Fort Livingstone
Location of Fort Livingstone in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:51°53′58″N101°57′44″W/ 51.89944°N 101.96222°W/51.89944; -101.96222

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]

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References

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  1. ^Fort Livingstone National Historic Site of Canada.Canadian Register of Historic Places.Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ^Fort Livingstone Protected Area.Canadian Register of Historic Places.Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ^"Fort Livingstone National Historic Site".Tourism Saskatchewan.Government of Saskatchewan.Retrieved29 December2023.
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