- Fort Walsh
Infobox Protected area
name = Fort Walsh National Historic Site of Canada
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nearest_city = Maple Creek
lat_degrees= 49|lat_minutes= 34|lat_seconds= 0|lat_direction= N
long_degrees= 109|long_minutes= 53|long_seconds= 0|long_direction= W
area =
established = 1873 trading post; 1878 NWMP Headquarters
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governing_body = Parks Canada
world_heritage_site =Fort Walsh National Historic Site of Canada is a part of the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. As a
National historic site the area possesses national historical significance. It was established as aNorth-West Mounted Police fort after and at the location of theCypress Hills Massacre .Location
ee also
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National historic site
*List of National Historic Sites of Canada External links
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002973 Canadian Encyclopedia Fort Walsh]
* [http://www.cypresshills.com/fortwalsh.html Fort Walsh National Historic Site]
* [http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/fort_walsh.html The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Fort Walsh]
* [http://www.shfs.ca/nwmptrail.php North-West Mounted Police Trail]
* [http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/walsh/natcul/histo_e.asp Parks Canada Fort Walsh National Historic Site of Canada]
* [http://members.memlane.com/djcarter/dickens/photographs.htm Photographs of Fort Walsh and Inspector Dickens]
* [http://www.virtualsk.com/current_issue/fort_walsh.html Virtual Saskatchewan - Fort Walsh and the Mounties]References
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