Fort_Livingstone,_Saskatchewan

Fort Livingstone (Saskatchewan)

Fort Livingstone (Saskatchewan)

Historic site and former capital of the North-West Territories, Canada

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.

Quick Facts Type, Location ...
Quick Facts

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

References

  1. [1]
    Fort Livingstone National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. [2]
    Fort Livingstone Protected Area. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Fort Livingstone National Historic Site". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 29 December 2023.

51°53′58″N 101°57′44″W


Stub icon

This article about a location in the Census Division No. 9 of Saskatchewan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Flag of CanadaHourglass icon  

This Canadian history article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This military base or fortification article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Fort_Livingstone,_Saskatchewan, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.