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Fort Carlton Provincial Historic Park Description
Province: Saskatchewan

Fort Carlton, in the Historic Park of the same name was built in 1820 at the bottom of a valley by a natural ford of the North Saskatchewan River.

For 75 years it was an important outpost, lying as it did at the junction of a main waterway, the North Saskatchewan River, with an important overland route - the Carlton Trail - which linked Winnipeg with Fort Edmonton.

In its early years the fort's main task was to provide the river patrols and other posts of the Hudson's Bay Company with supplies. It obtained meat, lard, furs and skins from the Indians and other traders, in exchange for rifles, tobacco, clothing, blankets, pearls and metal goods such as cooking utensils, axes, knives and traps
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Hobbies & Activities category: Historic site
Address
Fort Carlton Provincial Historic Park
102-112 Research Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H6
Canada
Phone 1 (306) 467-5205
Fax 1 (306) 467-5215
Hours
May 15 to September 5
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
Cost
Adult$7.00
All values are in local currency (Dollar).
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