Fort Battleford National Historic Park. - Pamphlet. - 1965.
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| Database ID | 25129 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
| Series | XLVIII | |
| File/Item Reference | XLVIII-30-FortBattleford (Box 47) | |
| Date of creation | 1965 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 pamphlet; 7 pages of textual records | |
| Number of images | 7 | |
| Historical note | Fort Battleford, built in 1876 and in use until 1924, was the sixth Northwest Mounted Police fort to be established in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and played a central role in the events of the Northwest Resistance of 1885. It was there that Poundmaker was arrested, and that six Cree and two Stoney were hanged for their participation in the Frog Lake massacre and other killings.Fort Battleford is located at the centre of the junction of the North Saskatchewan and the Battle rivers. This site offered access to fresh water, as it was many years before an on-site well was made available; it also offered an alternative means of transportation to the Red River Cart. As the site was also on a plateau, the fort was easily defensible, and offered clear lines of sight for the surrounding area and to Government Ridge - thus providing warning against possible attacks. | |
| Scope and content | A brief guide to the history and buildings comprising Fort Battleford, located in Battleford, SK. | |
| Contributer | National Historic Sites Division (author) | |
| Copyright holder | National Historic Sites Division | |
| 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 Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada Cut Knife Hill, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Crozier, Leif Newry Fitzroy, 1849-1901 (Superintendent) Middleton, Frederick Dobson, 1825-1898 National Historic Sites Division pihtikowa-nahapÄwiyin pihtikwÄn-ayapÄ«wÄ«yan Poundmaker, ca. 1842-1886 (Chief) Walker, Inspector | |
| Subject | Archaeology Forts Fur Trade Government departments -- Northern Affairs and Natural Resources Government publications Northwest Resistance Law Enforcement -- NWMP Historic Sites | |
| Date Range(s) | 1870-1879 1880-1889 1960-1969 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25129
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