Battleford Court House
Battleford Court House | |
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Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Coordinates | 52°44′12.66″N 108°18′41.15″W / 52.7368500°N 108.3114306°W |
Established | 1907 |
Official name | Battleford Court House National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 1981 |
Battleford Court House is the facility located in
History
In 1785, a fur trading post was built at Battleford. The Dominion government acquired the North-West the
The Canadian Northern Railway was built north of the North Saskatchewan River creating a rapidly growing community of North Battleford. Battleford was no longer the capital of the NWT, nor centre of law and order through the post at Fort Battleford. Battleford Court House is still the oldest court house in Saskatchewan and received Provincial Heritage Property status in 1978. The court house still has sittings of the Court of Queen's Bench.
The building was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1981.[4]
Saskatchewan Provincial Archives keeps the historical records of court proceedings.[5]
Nearby
- The Old Government House
- Queen's Hotel
- Land Titles (Registry) Office
- Battleford Post Office
- Town Hall/Opera House
- 1911 CNR Railway Station
- 1913 Hot Carl Commissioner
- The Presbyterian Gardiner Church
- St. Vital RC Church
- The Merchants Bank of Canada
- Fred Light Museum[6]
See also
- History of Saskatchewan Courts
References
- ^ History of the Battlefords - Historic Perspective Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine URL accessed April 25, 2007
- ^ The Honourable Mr. Justice W. J. Vancise, Ms. Ann Marie Melvie, Ms. Amanda Dodge and Ms. Lindsay Ferguson (2005-11-03). "Courts of Saskatchewan". Archived from the original on 2011-11-12.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (2007). Saskatchewan :: History – Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
- ^ Battleford Court House. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Archives Board - Family History Research". Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
- ^ Town of Battleford. "Town of Battleford - Sites and Attractions". M.R. Internet. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2007-04-25.