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Fort Livingstone (Saskatchewan)

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Governing body
  
Parks Canada

Year built
  
1874

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Type
  
Fort, Military Structure

Location
  
Pelly, Saskatchewan, Canada

Architect
  
Department of Public Works (Canada)

Important events
  
First capital of the Northwest Territories 1876-1877 Former post of the North-West Mounted Police

Website
  
Parks Canada official website

Nearest city
  
Rural Municipality of St. Philips No. 301

Similar
  
Humboldt Post Office, Canadian Bank of Commerce, Biggar railway station, Battleford Court House, Next of Kin Memorial Avenue

Fort Livingstone was founded as an outpost in Northwest Territories, Canada. The outpost briefly served as the capital city for North-West 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. It was also designated a provincial Protected Area in 1986.

The nearest inhabited site is Pelly, Saskatchewan.

References

Fort Livingstone (Saskatchewan) Wikipedia