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How old is Fort Edmonton?

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There were five different Fort Edmonton's created in Alberta with the first one established in 1795 and the final one which became Edmonton in 1830.

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How many kilometers from Fort McMurray to Edmonton?

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Who named Edmonton?

chief eddmontron was a Black foot chief. He lived to be 63 years old, for the black foot tribe, that was a very old age for a chief to live to. They called him, "Chief Old Eyes" and when he died they named fort Edmonton after him. It was really "eddmontron" but the british prenounced it "Edmonton". The black foot tribe told the British that the fort was very important to them, so in the black foot tribes honner, they named the capital of Alberta "Edmonton".


How did Edmonton get its name?

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian Province of Alberta. Edmonton got its name from Fort Edmonton. Fort Edmonton got its name from a small community in England with the same name. The name Edmonton has a long history in England. Edmonton, Alberta was established as a town in 1892. The town was named after Fort Edmonton which had been established by 1795. The name of the fort was suggested by John Peter Pruden after Edmonton, London, which was his home in England as well as the home of Sir James Winter Lake, the deputy governor of the Hudson's Bay Company at the time. Edmonton, England got its name from a region known as the Edmonton Hundred which was a district of the historic county of Middlesex from Saxon times. Edmonton appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded as Adelmetone.


When was Edmonton founded?

In 1795, Fort Edmonton became established as a trading post by the Hudson's Bay Company. The fort was named for Edmonton in London, England - the home town of HBC deputy governor, Sir James Winter Lake. The current site of Edmonton is built on the location of the fifth and final Fort Edmonton - the others having fallen into disrepair or disregard - which was founded in 1830.


How far is fort mcmurray from Edmonton?

Four hours


What is the nearest body of water to fort Edmonton?

an river