Fort Livingstone (Saskatchewan)

Fort Livingstone
Fort Livingstone
	Fort Livingstone Location of Fort Livingstone in Saskatchewan
	Coordinates: 51°53′58″N 101°57′44″W / 51.89944°N 101.96222°W

Fort Livingstone
Fort Livingstone
	Sketch of Fort Livingstone circa 1877
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 Northwest Territories 1876-1877; Former post of the North-West Mounted Police
Website	Parks Canada official website
National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1923

Fort Livingstone was founded as an outpost in Northwest Territories, Canada. The outpost briefly served as the capital city for the Northwest Territories government for the years of 1874 to 1876 until it moved to Battleford, 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.

External links

References

^ 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.

51°53′58″N 101°57′44″W / 51.89944°N 101.96222°W / 51.89944; -101.96222

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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.

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