Fort Livingstone (Saskatchewan)
Appearance
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 the North-West Territories 1876-1877 Former post of the North-West Mounted Police |
Website | Parks Canada official website |
Designated | 1923 |
Fort Livingstone | |
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Coordinates: 51°53′58″N 101°57′44″W / 51.89944°N 101.96222°W |
Fort Livingstone was founded as an outpost in North-West Territories, Canada. The outpost briefly served as the capital city for the North-West Territories government for the years of 1874 to 1876 until it moved to Battleford, Saskatchewan, and headquarters for the North-West Mounted Police for the same period, until they moved their headquarters to Fort Macleod, Alberta.
The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1923.[1] It was also designated a provincial Protected Area in 1986.[2]
The nearest inhabited site is Pelly, 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. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
External links
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51°53′58″N 101°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