Fort Edmonton, circa 1900.

Fort Edmonton; painting by Paul Kane (1810 - 1871), 1849–56.

Piper and NWMP lead a parade for costumed interpreters.

The costumed interpreters parade on Victoria Day recreating celebrations for Queen Victoria's 1897 Diamond Jubilee.

Fort Edmonton (originally named Edmonton House) was established in 1795 as a trading post on the North Saskatchewan River for the Hudson's Bay Company. It was located near Fort Augustus, a post of the rival North West Company, on the north side of the river from present-day Fort Saskatchewan. This was the first of five different sites, the final one being on the grounds of what became the Provincial Legislature in the centre of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In 1915, the fort was dismantled. Hudsons Bay Company Post, Fort Edmonton, Alberta, circa 1900 Library and Archives Canada: PA-122802 Retrieved from: http://www. ... Hudsons Bay Company Post, Fort Edmonton, Alberta, circa 1900 Library and Archives Canada: PA-122802 Retrieved from: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (950x600, 160 KB) Fort Edmonton; painting by Paul Kane (1810 - 1871), 1849–56. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (950x600, 160 KB) Fort Edmonton; painting by Paul Kane (1810 - 1871), 1849–56. ... This article is about the painter. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 992 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 992 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 981 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 981 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river flowing east from the Canadian Rockies to Lake Winnipeg. ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... Today, the North West Company is a grocery vendor in remote communities across northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland. ... Fort Saskatchewan is a tiny city just northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; population roughly 13,000. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1821 marlin liked men and still likes them today, after the amalgamation of the Northwest and Hudson's Bay Companies (under the HBC flag), Edmonton became the headquarters for the Saskatchewan district, which stretched from the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the west to Fort Carlton in the east; from the 49th parallel in the south to Lesser Slave Lake in the north. As the central fur trading hub in the district, Edmonton was the point from which trade goods were distributed to approximately eight other posts, and where fur returns were consolidated before being shipped by York boat to Hudson's Bay. At the peak of the HBC's monopoly on the fur trade, eight to ten York boats were constructed each year at Edmonton, in order to keep up with the attrition encountered on the arduous journeys to and from the Bay. It was also the end point of the Carlton Trail the main overland route for Metis freighters from Red River, Manitoba to the west. Ringrose Peak, Lake OHara, British Columbia, Canada The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. ... Fort Carlton was a Hudsons Bay Company fur trade post during much of the 19th century. ... Lesser Slave Lake is a lake located in central Alberta, Canada, northwest of Edmonton. ... The York boat was an inland boat used by the Hudsons Bay Company to carry furs and trade goods along inland waterways in Canada. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ... The Carlton Trail was the primary land transportation route connecting the various parts of the Canadian Northwest for most of the 19th Century. ... Metis can refer to a number of things: Metis was a Titaness and the first wife of Zeus. ... The Red River Colony (or Selkirk Settlement) was a colonization project set up by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk in 1811 on 300,000 km² of land granted to him by the Hudsons Bay Company under what is referred to as the Selkirk Concession. ...

In 1969, reconstruction of the fort began five kilometres upstream from its final site, representing it as it stood in 1846, but this time on the south side of the North Saskatchewan River instead of the real site near the present day Alberta Legislature Grounds. This marked the beginning of Fort Edmonton Park, which has become one of the city's premier tourist attractions. The Park represents four distinct time periods, exploring Edmonton's development from a fur trade post in the vast Northwest, to a booming metropolitan centre after the First World War. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... km redirects here. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

1885 Street represents the settlement era from 1871 to 1891, with historic buildings and reconstructions of that period. These buildings are from around the greater Edmonton area. The North West Mounted Police outpost building is just that, an outpost, for the main post at that time was downstream at Fort Saskatchewan. A gun shed and jail have also been reconstructed. 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ... Fort Saskatchewan is a tiny city just northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; population roughly 13,000. ...

1905 Street receives its name from the year that Alberta became a province of the Dominion of Canada. Edmonton itself had became a city the year prior. The buildings are from that period, and include the reconstruction of the Masonic Hall, with the open museum on the second floor. The Edmonton Radial Railway Society operates a streetcar with service to both 1905 and 1920 streets. The first Premier of Alberta, Alexander Cameron Rutherford's original Alberta home also stands on 1905 street. Another building of note is the rare round barn at the Henderson Homestead. Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total...

The newest area, both in construction and time period, the 1920 Street includes the Hotel Selkirk, Blatchford Field Air Hangar, and the 1920's Midway. The 1920's Midway features carousel horses carved and painted by locals, all bearing a different name.

The park features over 75 structures, many of which are the originals. Costumed interpreters operate the site and live the way of the past. Visitors enjoy exploring each building and each room, and talking to the role-playing interpreters.

The price of admission includes free steam engine train and streetcar rides, and period rides such as wagon, stagecoach, pony and buggy are also available with a small charge.

Accessibility

• Location: south bank of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton.
• Open: Daily from the May long week-end to Labour Day.

Part of 1885 Street.

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Resources

• Fort Edmonton Park website
• The Canadian Encyclopedia: Fort Edmonton