Fort Edmonton
| Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton National Historic Site of Canada Lieu historique national du Canada Fort-Augustus et Fort-Edmonton |
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 Lieu patrimonial du Canada |
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| Recognized since | May 25, 1923 |
| Type | National Historic Site |
| ID | 18985 |
| place | Edmonton |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 31 '55 " N , 113 ° 30' 24" W |
| Recognized by | Government of Canada |
| Approved by | Historic Sites and Monuments Act |
| Entry Canadian List of Monuments | |
Fort Edmonton (formerly Edmonton House ) is now a museum in Edmonton , Canada . From 1795 to 1891 it was a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC).
In 1795 the HBC built the fort on the North Saskatchewan River in competition with the nearby Fort Augustus of the North West Company (NWC). The area belonged to the fur trade monopoly for Ruperts Land of the HBC, but also served the connection to the then Northwest Territories , the monopoly area of the NWC. The trade war escalated between 1815 and 1819 in the Pemmican War , after which both were economically at an end and were finally forced to merge in 1821 by the British Colonial Office, the monopoly of both companies. After the unification (still under the name of HBC) Fort Edmonton became the hub of the fur trade in the Canadian west, which the York Factory Express also passed. The North Saskatchewan River was used to transport supplies and furs to and from Hudson Bay , and the fort formed the western end of the Carlton Trail , over which mainly the Métis supplied the HBC with pemmican .
Since the middle of the 19th century, the fertile soils of the region attracted more and more settlers, the area around Fort Edmonton became the center of trade and agriculture and the fur trade faded more and more into the background. The fort was abandoned in 1891 and finally demolished in 1915 after being badly damaged by a flood. The settlement around the fort, however, received city rights in 1914 and became the capital of the province of Alberta in 1915.
Under the name Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton National Historic Site of Canada , the fort, along with Fort Augustus , was added to the directory of the National Historic Site of Canada on May 23, 1923 .
In 1969, the reconstruction of the fort began about 5 kilometers upstream from its original location and on the other side of the river. It is now part of Fort Edmonton Park, popular with tourists .
Web links
- Fort Edmonton Park website
- Fort Edmonton ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .
Individual evidence
- ^ Fort Augustus and Fort Edmonton National Historic Site of Canada. In: Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved October 21, 2018 .