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| 750 9 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB, T2G 5E1 | |
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0.6 miCity Hall
1.3 miCalgary Freight Terminal
1.9 miSunnyside
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Specialties
We are here to tell the story of Calgary — from the fording of the bow river by the NWMP in 1875 to the creation of the street cars, there is always something new to learn about Calgary’s unique history.
We don’t stop at being a museum — Fort Calgary offers educational programs and summer camps, meeting and event spaces with outstanding catering, plenty of special events, and an incredible Sunday brunch.
History
Established in 1875.
Fort Calgary is the birthplace of the city of Calgary, and the original location of the North West Mounted Police fort built at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers in 1875.
This land had been sacred to the area’s Indigenous people for thousand of years, and between 1875 and 1914, the Fort grew into Calgary Barracks and was the centre of a flourishing community. Fort Calgary was a police administration centre, a community symbol of law, order and prosperity, a hospital, a refuge, a social centre, and a focal point for settlers, ranchers, and business.
In 1914, Fort Calgary was sold to the Grand Trunk Railway who later sold the site to the Canadian National Railway. For the next 61 years, Calgary’s origins were hidden under a railway yard and storage area. In 1974, thanks largely to the efforts of Alderman John Ayer, The City of Calgary bought the site and returned the city’s birthplace to the public domain.
