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Because it was made a point where furs could be traded from fur traders and Native Americans that traded there. It was also built on a river that flows for a quite a long ways, and was a main route where furs could be transported from some place up or down river. The North Saskatchewan River is still a major river that flows through Alberta, along with the Athabasca River.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe purpose of Fort Edmonton was to get the natives to get to a trading post that wasn't so far away. Another reason was that the fur trade needed more post so they can beat the NWC.
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What still remains of fort Edmonton?
fort Edmonton still remains in fort Edmonton!
Why is Fort Edmonton built?
To tell us this we did not know from along time ago.
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.
When was Fort Edmonton Park created?
Fort Edmonton Park was created in 1974.
When was Fort Edmonton Footbridge created?
Fort Edmonton Footbridge was created in 2010.
Why was edmontonccalled Edmonton?
Edmonton was called Edmonton because of fort Edmonton which was named after Edmonton England
Where was Fort Edmonton initially established?
was it a fort???? in edmonton....hmm. NO! Actually if you are takling about the amusmant/learning place in Edmonton, then it was "fort edmonton" because of during the Fur trade, and the fort [if you've seen it] was for the people to live in.
How was Fort Edmonton used by the people?
Fort Edmonton was used to trade goods such as beaver pelts.
How many kilometers from Fort McMurray to Edmonton?
Fort McMurray to Edmonton is approximately 445 km
How old is Fort Edmonton?
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.
Who founded Fort Edmonton?
It was the Hudson Bay Company who established it in 1795 and built it at the junction between the North Saskatchewan River and the Sturgeon River. :)
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.
