Fort Victoria, Alberta
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Fort Victoria, near present-day Smoky Lake, Alberta, was established by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1864 on the North Saskatchewan River as a trading post with the local Cree First Nations.[1] It had previously been settled in 1862 as a Methodist Missionary site, on the location of an aboriginal meeting place. It was named Victoria Settlement, after Queen Victoria.[2][3][4]
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Location in Alberta | |
Location | Smoky Lake, Alberta, Canada |
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Coordinates | 54.00384°N 112.39810°W / 54.00384; -112.39810 |
Type | National Historic Site, Cultural landscape |
Website | Victoria Settlement |
Official name | Victoria District National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 17 October 2001 (2001-10-17) |
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Today, it is a historical museum known as Victoria Settlement. The nearby rural residences make up Pakan, Alberta. Metis Crossing Cultural Heritage Gathering Centre is nearby.[5]