South - Fort Walsh National Historic Site . Today tourists can tour the fort's buildings, the former townsite, cemeteries and the whiskey trading post. On 28 June 1985 Canada Post issued 'Fort Walsh, Sask., circa 1880' one of the 20 stamps in the “Forts Across Canada Series” (1983 & 1985). Scenic / Historic Tour + Add to Suitcase.
The site of the fort was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1924. On September 28, 2004, Fort Walsh became part of the Cypress Hills Dark-sky preserve. I was somewhere between Fort Walsh and the site of the Cypress Hills Massacre (a distance of 2.5 kilometres) when the clouds rolled in and I- dressed in a light white linen shirt, some ragged street shoes and an old pair of jeans that was on its last legs (pun intended) – was not in the least bit prepared for the deluge that accompanied it. Facebook Twitter Google+ Email. �/��E��� fDY����&*�z�#���*a��n��4��U�*���"��E������C�^G Website.
The fort was built in June 1875, and was named for its builder, inspector James Morrow Walsh. 1598 0 obj <>stream Administered by Parks Canada, it forms a constituent part of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Calgary : Fifth House Publishers. The sites are part of the Cypress Hills Destination Area of places, attractions and services which attracts 250,000 visitors per year. The land area of Fort Walsh and Cypress Hills Massacre NHSCs comprises one of the larger national historic sites in Canada at 650 hectares.
[1] These factors had been brought to public attention following the Cypress Hills Massacre of 1873, and resulted in Sir John A. Macdonald's establishment of the North-West Mounted Police. The fort was built in June 1875, and was named for its builder, inspector James Morrow Walsh. [2] The fort was later reconstructed in the 1940s to breed horses for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Musical Ride. z���ݤE�Q2��Uq4d.�^~i_�ڴ�P-��^�������J��=��COq:�on|�˩o�JB�H�����r8eV����Y�b���% L���T�� 54�b����X-Kp{�L}�bvi觋3����W�B�&�Ї;X��3�aSL��:���"�5L�?9����(ۏ$�����$���x�^�҉�Tu��z��{5x�2ŷ�4=�K��mZ���rVx�a���3fT�d��FI�(�:_�U ��fD�MIE*��y�߀d�.���f�����JJ�ҕM�hy�R8����2G��,��C�p�g��K���6�+�,������ԭ~N�'�K�}�o�o������½McV�$ޱ�c5�u8�88���s���x7%Tk�-� �ocv�x�T�D�A�S�K.
The stamps are perforated 12½ x 13 and were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited based on the designs by Rolf P. Harder. That massacre resulted in the killing of some 30 Assiniboine Indians by illegal whiskey traders in the Cypress Hills area. Keep a healthy space of 2 metres between you and others. Tours depart from the Visitor Reception Centre at Fort Walsh National Historic Site. [3][4] When we asked where the massacre site was they just said follow the gravel road.
In 1883 the fort was closed and dismantled.[1]. Fort Walsh is a National Historic Site of Canada that was a North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) fort and the site of the Cypress Hills Massacre. American whiskey traders had established four posts along Battle Creek and were trading whiskey for buffalo robes. They are also a partner of the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. ISBN, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Forts or trading posts on the National Historic Sites of Canada register, List of National Historic Sites in Saskatchewan, Summer in the Southwest - Feel the History of the Cypress Hills, Parks Canada Fort Walsh National Historic Site of Canada, The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Fort Walsh, Photographs of Fort Walsh and Inspector Dickens, Virtual Saskatchewan - Fort Walsh and the Mounties, http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/sk/walsh/natcul/histo.aspx, "Fort Walsh National Historic Site of Canada", http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/walsh/index_E.asp, Canada Post issued 'Fort Walsh, Sask., circa 1880', https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Fort_Walsh?oldid=4283471. Fort Walsh had been on my bucket list for awhile, but up until a recent trip to the Cypress Hills area I hadn’t made it for a visit. [5], Coordinates: 49°34′22″N 109°52′53″W / 49.572747°N 109.881456°W / 49.572747; -109.881456, Russell, E. T. Pete (Edmund Thomas Pete) (c1997). Introduction . Fort Walsh served as the NWMP headquarters from 1878 to 1882. Fort Walsh National Historic Site - Cypress Hills Massacre Site Tour Share. There was also no signs nor benches to sit. Fort Walsh was established in 1875 by NWMP Inspector James M. Walsh and 30 men of "B" Troop in direct response to the 1 Jun 1873 Cypress Hills Massacre.
Leave no trace when you visit outdoor spaces. Fort Walsh is a National Historic Site of Canada that was a North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) fort and the site of the Cypress Hills Massacre. Bring good walking shoes as there was no shuttle from Fort Walsh to the massacre site (3 KM) one way. Administered by Parks Canada, it forms a constituent part of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park.
... By the end of the day some twenty Nakoda men, women, and children were dead and the Cypress Hills Massacre was born. h�̗mo�6�� "What's in a Name".