Fort Livingstone was founded as an outpost in

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, Canada. The outpost briefly served as the

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for the North-West Territories government for the years of 1874 to 1876 until it moved to

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, and headquarters for the

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for the same period, until they moved their headquarters to

Fort Macleod, Alberta Fort Macleod ( ) is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It was originally named Macleod to distinguish it from the North-West Mounted Police barracks (Fort Macleod, built 1874) it had grown around. The fort was named in honour of the then Commi ...

. The site was designated a

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in 1923. It was also designated a provincial Protected Area in 1986. The nearest inhabited site is

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Seats of Government of the Northwest Territories
Military history of the Northwest Territories Military history of Saskatchewan Livingstone Livingston No. 331, Saskatchewan National Historic Sites in Saskatchewan Parks in Saskatchewan Forts or trading posts on the National Historic Sites of Canada register Division No. 9, Saskatchewan {{Fort-stub

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