Fort Carlton / A Saskatchewan Historic Site - Pamphlet. - 1967.

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Database ID25240
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections
Fonds/CollectionCanadiana Pamphlets Collection
SeriesXLVIII
File/Item ReferenceXLVIII-32-FortCarltonA (Box 47)
Date of creation1967
Physical description/extent1 pamphlet; 11 pages of textual records
Number of images11
Historical noteFort Carlton was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post from 1810 until 1885. As a Company post it primarily dealt in provisions, namely pemmican and buffalo robes although other furs were traded as well. Lawrence Clarke served as its last Chief Factor. It was a major base of operations for the Company's Saskatchewan District.Situated on the Carlton Trail from the Red River Settlement in present-day Manitoba to Fort Edmonton in what is now Alberta, Fort Carlton served as a hub for travellers. It was located along the North Saskatchewan River not far from Duck Lake, Saskatchewan.The North West Mounted Police leased the fort from the company in the 1880s, and it was their main base in the Saskatchewan Valley region. Following the battle of Duck Lake it was abandoned by the police and Prince Albert Volunteers then briefly occupied by Gabriel Dumont's Metis forces, who later chose to withdraw to Batoche. During the 1885 conflict, the fort was destroyed by fire and not rebuilt. In 1967, Fort Carlton Historic Park was officially opened.
Scope and contentA brief guide to Fort Carlton Historic Park, located near Duck Lake, SK, where an important scene of battle took place during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
ContributerSaskatchewan Natural Resources (author)
Copyright holderSaskatchewan Natural Resources
Copyright expiry dateUnknown
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TypePublished
Primary MediaTextual documents
Specific document typesPamphlets
Provenance Access PointUniversity of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionPlains
NamesMichell, Mr.
Palliser, John
Saskatchewan Natural Resources
SubjectForts
Fur Trade
Government publications
Hudson's Bay Company
Hunting and Trapping
Law Enforcement -- NWMP
Metis
Northwest Resistance
Treaty -- Treaty 6
Northwest Company
Aboriginal
Military
Date Range(s)pre-1491
1492-1649
1960-1969
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