Fort Battleford National Historic Site
Lieu historique national du Fort-Battleford


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Welcome to Fort Battleford, an easy day trip from Saskatoon. Uncover the central but little-known role of Fort Battleford in the 1885 Resistance. Discover the stories of the First Nations, Métis, North West Mounted Police, and settlers in difficult times.

Fort Battleford is an early North West Mounted Police post located on the edge of the town of Battleford at the junction of the Battle and North Saskatchewan rivers. The designation refers to the site and its historic resources, which extends in a diamond shape from the river terrace above the junction of the rivers. Built resources include several small wooden buildings within a stockade.

Bienvenue au fort Battleford, une excursion d’une journée facile depuis Saskatoon. Découvrez le rôle central, mais peu connu, joué par le fort Battleford dans la Résistance de 1885. Découvrez des récits sur cette époque difficile qui font intervenir la Police à cheval du Nord-Ouest (PCNO), les Premières Nations, les Métis et les colons d’alors.

Fort Battleford est un des premiers postes de la Police à cheval du Nord-Ouest (PCN-O), situé à la périphérie de la ville de Battleford, au confluent des rivières Battle et Saskatchewan Nord. La désignation a trait au site et aux ressources historiques couvrant un losange longeant la terrasse fluviale au-dessus du confluent des deux rivières. Le patrimoine bâti comprend plusieurs petits édifices de bois situés à l'intérieur d'une palissade.

Source: Parks Canada Website (2022)


Established: 1923

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Documents
Management Documents

Management Plan: (2017, 2007, 1988) / Plan directeur: (2017, 2007) (Parks Canada)

Historical Documents

Fort Battleford: A Structural History. Volume I: Building reports Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 252 (Walter Hildebrandt, Parks Canada, 1978)

Fort Battleford: A Structural History of the Officer's Quarters Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 399 (Walter Hildebrand, Parks Canada, 1979)

Heritage Character Statements / Énoncés de valeur patrimoniale, Fort Battleford National Historic Site

Barracks No. 5 / Caserne no 5 (FHBRO No. 89-10, September 12, 1994, Canadian Register of Historic Places)

Commanding Officer's Residence / Résidence du commandant (FHBRO No. 89-10, March 5, 1992, Canadian Register of Historic Places)

Guard House / Corps de garde (FHBRO No. 89-10, June 22, 1994, Canadian Register of Historic Places)

Sick Horse Stable / Écu rie des chevaux malades (FHBRO No. 89-10, March 27, 1991, Canadian Register of Historic Places)

Public Buildings in Battleford, 1876-1878 (Walter Hildebrandt, extract from Saskatchewan History, Vol. 35 No. 1, Winter 1982, ©Saskatchewan Archives Board)

The North-West Mounted Police, 1873-1883 Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 113 (Edwin Charles Morgan, Parks Canada, 1970)

The North-West Mounted Police 1873-1893, Volume I (John Peter Turner, 1950)

The North-West Mounted Police 1873-1893, Volume II (John Peter Turner, 1950)

Views From Fort Battleford: Constructed Visions of an Anglo-Canadian West (Walter Hildebrandt, Athabasca University Press, December 2008)

"Without Fear, Favour or Affection," The Men of the North West Mounted Police / « Sans craindre ni favoriser qui que ce soit » : les hommes de la Police à cheval du Nord-Ouest (Library and Archives Canada)



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Last Updated: 01-Jan-2023