Fort Carlton
Historic trading outpost and current provincial park in Saskatchewan, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fort Carlton was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post from 1795 until 1885. It was located along the North Saskatchewan River not far from Duck Lake, in what is now the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The fort was rebuilt by the government of Saskatchewan as a feature of a provincial historic park and can be visited today. It is about 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Saskatoon.[1]
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Fort Carlton | |
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Location | RM of Duck Lake No. 463, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Coordinates | 52.8698°N 106.5298°W / 52.8698; -106.5298 |
Built | 1810[note 1] |
Original use | Trading post |
Demolished | 1885 |
Rebuilt | 1967 |
Current use | Historic site/museum |
Owner | |
Official name | Carlton House National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 1976 |
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