Fort Pitt Historic Park - Pamphlet.. - 1967.
Database ID | 25133 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Series | XLVIII | |
File/Item Reference | XLVIII-33-FortPitt (Box 47) | |
Date of creation | 1967 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 pamphlet; 25 pages of textual records | |
Number of images | 25 | |
Historical note | Fort Pitt was a fort built in 1830 by the Hudson's Bay Company on the North Saskatchewan River in Canada. It was built by Chief Factor John Rowand, previously of Fort Edmonton, in order to trade for buffalo hides, meat and pemmican. Pemmican, dried buffalo meat, was required as provisions for HBC's northern trading posts. Fort Pitt was built where the territories of the Cree, Assiniboine and Blackfoot converged. It was located on a large bend in the river just east of the present day Alberta-Saskatchewan border and was the major post between Fort Edmonton and Fort Carlton. In 1876, it was one of the locations for signing Treaty 6. It was the scene of the Battle of Fort Pitt during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. | |
Scope and content | A detailed history and guide to Fort Pitt Historic Park, located near present-day Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Fort Pitt was an important scene of battle during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. | |
Contributer | Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources (author) | |
Copyright holder | Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources | |
Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
Type | Published | |
Primary Media | Textual documents | |
Specific document types | Pamphlets | |
Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Place | Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, Canada Frog Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Butler, Lt. William Department of Natural Resources Dickens, Francis, 1844-1886 (NWMP officer) McKay, William Morris, Alexander Pitt, Thomas | |
Subject | Archaeology Forts Government -- provincial Hudson's Bay Company Hunting and Trapping Law Enforcement -- NWMP Metis -- History Northwest Resistance Treaty -- Treaty 6 Palliser Expedition North West Company Wandering Spirit | |
Date Range(s) | pre-1491 1880-1889 1960-1969 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25133 |