Dunvegan, Alberta
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Dunvegan (Peace River at the mouth of the Hines Creek.
Highway 2 crosses the Peace River at Dunvegan on Alberta's longest vehicle suspension bridge.[2] The Dunvegan Formation was named for this community.
History
The area was inhabited by the Beaver (
Dunne-za) First Nation. The first European explorers arrived in the late 18th century.[3]
Fort Dunvegan was established in 1805 by North West Company fur trader Archibald Norman McLeod, who named it after Dunvegan Castle in Scotland.[2] Today, Dunvegan Provincial Park offers tours of the restored Hudson's Bay Company Factor's House (built 1877[4]), St. Charles Church, St. Charles Rectory, and Revillon Freres Trading Post to the public during the summer months. A campground is also located onsite.[5]
The fort is designated as a
historic site by Parks Canada.[6]
References
- ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- ^ a b Zuehlke,Mark. The Alberta Fact Book: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Alberta. Whitecap Books. 1997
- ^ Francis, Daniel and Michael Payne. A Narrative History of Fort Dunvegan. Watson and Dwyer. 1993.
- ISBN 978-0-88925-781-8.
- ^ Government of Alberta. "Historic Dunvegan Provincial Park". Retrieved November 30, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Parks Canada (June 2007). "Historic Dunvegan". Retrieved February 10, 2008.
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