Fort Edmonton

Fort Edmonton (1795-1915) - A Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) fur trading post first established in 1795 at present day Edmonton, Alberta. Named after an estate in England owned by HBC Deputy Governor, Sir James Winter Lake. Moved to four different locations and consolidated with the North West Company, (NWC), Fort Augustus when the companies merged in 1821. Abandoned in 1915. Also known as Edmonton House and Fort Sanpareil.

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Fort Edmonton Chief Factor's Residence, the Rowand House
Fort Edmonton Inner Court Yard, two Bastions in the Background

Current Status

Must See! A reconstruction of the 1846 HBC fort has been created as a part of the Fort Edmonton Park in Edmonton, Alberta. The reconstruction includes a massive stockade with four bastions and a watch tower. The centerpiece of the interior is the four story chief factor's residence known as the Rowand House. The central square includes recreations of the clerks quarters, the trade store, the mens quarters and blacksmith quarters/shop. Other buildings including a boat shed surround the central buildings.

Besides the 1846 fort the park includes three other time period recreations of Edmonton development including representations of a 1885 street, a 1905 street and 1920 street.

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Location: Fort Edmonton Park, Edmonton, Alberta. Maps & Images Lat: 53.50002 Long: -113.58663 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....'

See Also:

• Hudson's Bay Company
• Hudson's Bay Company Forts
• North West Company
• North West Company Forts

Sources:

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Edmonton
• Wikipedia - Fort Edmonton
• Fort Edmonton park
• Parks Canada - Fort Edmonton
• HBC Heritage - Fort Edmonton
• HBC Archives - Fort Edmonton

Visited: 11 Jul 2014