Saskatchewan Forts

Canadian Forts

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Last Update: 09/MAY/2006

Fort Walsh (National Historic Site)
(1875 - 1883, 1942 - 1968), near Maple Creek
A reconstruction of a North West Mounted Police (NWMP) stockade fort. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) later used the fort to train their horses. Admission fee. Also the site of Farwell's Trading Post (1872 - unknown).

Chimney Coulee Post
(1871 - 1873), Eastend
Site of a Hudson's Bay Co. post. In the 1880's it was a North West Mounted Police post.

NWMP Camp
(1874), Swift Current
A North West Mounted Police camp.

Wood Mountain Post (Provincial Historic Park)
(1874 - 1918), Wood Mountain
A North West Mounted Police post. Two buildings have been reconstructed and stumps outline the rest of the post. Admission fee. Sitting Bull and 5,000 Sioux fled the U.S. and took refuge here in 1877.

Estevan NWMP Barracks
(1893 - unknown), Estevan
Located next to the Estevan National Exhibition Center. Originally called Woodend NWMP Barracks. It was moved from a nearby site that became flooded after the construction of a dam in 1957. In 1873 the Woodend site first served as a camp for surveyors of the British America Boundary Commission.

Short Creek NWMP Camp
(1874), Roche Percee
A North West Mounted Police campsite.

Fort Espérance
(1785 - 1819), near Rocanville
A North West Co. supply post established by Robert Grant. The monument is west of the actual location, which is a farm field by the Qu'Appelle River. Cellar depressions still remain.
(additional info courtesy of Andy Korsos)

Fort Qu'Appelle
(1801 - 1880), Fort Qu'Appelle
A Hudson's Bay Co. post located on the south bank of the Qu'Appelle River at Jumping Deer Creek. Also referred to as Qu'Appelle Lakes Fort. Rebuilt in 1864. Later it became a North West Mounted Police post. One log building remains, located adjacent to the museum. Admission fee.
The North West Co. also had a trading post here with the same name (1808 - 1821). It was abandoned following the merger between the two companies.
(additional info courtesy of Andy Korsos)

Fort San
(unknown dates), Fort San
A North West Mounted Police post located across the Qu'Appelle River from Fort Qu'Appelle.

NWMP Headquarters
(1882 - present), Regina
This is now a cadet training center for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The RCMP Centennial Museum is located here.

Last Mountain House (Provincial Historic Park)
(1869 - 1871), Craven
A Hudson's Bay Co. post. Three of the buildings were reconstructed. There is also a privy and an ice house. Admission fee.

Touchwood Hills Post (Provincial Historic Park)
(1850 - 1890), Punnichy
Site of a Hudson's Bay Co. post. Rebuilt in 1879. Only cellar depressions remain.
(additional info courtesy of Andy Korsos)

Fort Livingstone
(1874 - unknown), Pelly
A North West Mounted Police post. Pelly served as the Territorial capital in 1877.

Fort Pelly
(Fort Pelly Livingstone Museum)
(1824 - 1872), Pelly
A Hudson's Bay Co. post that was headquarters for the Swan River District. Rebuilt after destroyed by a flood in 1825. Rebuilt again in 1842 after a fire. Rebuilt entirely in 1856 0.4 km southeast of the original site. Later used by the North West Mounted Police. Many buildings were still used into the early 1900's. Admission fee.
(additional info courtesy of Andy Korsos)

Batoche (National Historic Site)
(1885), Batoche
This village served as the Métis headquarters during their rebellion. Other Northwest Rebellion sites include Cut Knife Hill near Cut Knife (near Battleford), and Steele Narrows (Provincial Historic Park) near Loon Lake (site of the last military action in the country), north of Fort Pitt.

Fort Carlton (3) (Provincial Historic Park)
(1810 - 1885), Carlton
A replica of a Hudson's Bay Co. post as rebuilt in the 1860's. The store is a fur trade history museum, and the visitor center is in a reconstruction of the 1879 home of the Post Factor (overseer). The reconstruction includes the stockade wall, four buildings, and a Native encampment. Admission fee. The NWMP was garrisoned here in the 1880's.
(additional info courtesy of Andy Korsos)

Fort Battleford (National Historic Site)
(1876 - 1924), Battleford
A North West Mounted Police post. Five buildings have been reconstructed with the stockade and bastions. These include the commanding officer's residence, Officers' quarters, stable, guardhouse, and Barracks #5. The barracks were built in 1886. The fort sheltered the local settlers during the Northwest Rebellion. The fort was eventually abandoned. Admission fee.
The Canadian Militia built Fort Otter, a fortified camp, at the former Government House in 1885 in response to the Northwest Rebellion.

Pine Island Post
(1786 - 1787), near Edam ?
A North West Co. wintering post built by James Mackay on the North Saskatchewan River.

Fort Pitt (Provincial Historic Park)
(1829 - 1890), near Frenchman Butte
A Hudson's Bay Co. post, rebuilt in 1833. The North West Mounted Police later garrisoned the post. Gun pits from the 1885 Northwest Rebellion are also located here, along a walking trail. The remains of both posts are visible. This post was the halfway point between Fort Carlton (3) and Fort Edmonton.
(additional info courtesy of Andy Korsos)

Fort Carlton (2)
(1804 - 1810), near Fenton
A Hudson's Bay Co. post that was relocated from the Forks of the Saskatchewan River to a new site 58 km upstream. Also known as Carlton House (2).
(thanks to Andy Korsos for providing info)

Prince Albert Blockhouse
(1885), Prince Albert
Located at Kinsmen Park, it was used by the NWMP during the Northwest Rebellion.
Also located near here is the site of a 1776 trading post, just west of the city, and an 1887 NWMP guardhouse at the Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections.

Fort Carlton (1)
(1795 - 1804), near Prince Albert
A Hudson's Bay Co. post located at the Forks of the Saskatchewan River. Also known as Carlton House (1).
(thanks to Andy Korsos for providing info)

Fort à la Corne (1)
(1753 - 1760), near Weldan
A French trading post located on the Saskatchewan River at Peonan Creek. Previously here was French Fort St. Louis (1748).
(thanks to Andy Korsos for providing info)

Fort à la Corne (2)
(1846 - 1930), near Nipawin
The Hudson's Bay Co. reconstructed this post east of the old French fort, on the south bank of the Saskatchewan River. This was previously the site of French Fort des Prairies (aka Nepawi House) (1748 - 1763).
(thanks to Andy Korsos for providing info)

Donald Mackay's Post
(1785 - 1786), near Squaw Rapids ?
An independent trader's wintering house on the Saskatchewan River.

Cumberland House (Provincial Historic Park)
(1774 - 1942), Cumberland House
A Hudson's Bay Co. supply post on Pine Island. This was the first inland post of the company, and became the province's first permanent white settlement in 1796. A 1890's stone powder house remains. Nearby are the remains of the Hudson's Bay Co. steamboat Northcote.
The North West Co. built a competing post, same name (1780 - 1821), 100 yards away. It was abandoned after the merger of the two companies.
(additional info courtesy of Andy Korsos)

Fort Henry
(unknown dates), Denare Beach
Artifacts are located at the Northern Gateway Museum. Admission fee.

NEED MORE INFO: New White Earth House (1810) (location ?).