Fort Macleod is a town in the southwest corner of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is named in honour of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Colonel James Macleod. Fort Macleod was recently chosen from 30 communities as the site for the proposed Alberta Police and Peace Officer Training Center, which is expected to cause an economic boom in the region.
The town's current mayor is Shawn Patience.
The fort was built as a 70 by 70 meters square (23...
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Fort Macleod is a town in the southwest corner of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is named in honour of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Colonel James Macleod. Fort Macleod was recently chosen from 30 communities as the site for the proposed Alberta Police and Peace Officer Training Center, which is expected to cause an economic boom in the region.
The town's current mayor is Shawn Patience.
The fort was built as a 70 by 70 meters square (233 by 233 ft) on the 18th of October. The east side held the men's quarters and the west side held those of the Mounties. Buildings such as hospitals, stores, and guardrooms were in the south end. Stables and the blacksmith's shop were in the north end.
The town grew on the location of the Fort Macleod North West Mounted Police Barracks, the first outpost of the North West Mounted Police in Western Canada, established in 1874 on an island on the Oldman River, then moved in 1884 to the actual town location. The Museum of the North West Mounted...
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