Fort Calgary was a North-West Mounted Police outpost at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers in present-day Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally named Fort Brisebois, after the outpost's first commander, the outpost was renamed Fort Calgary in June 1876.
Location: 750 9th Avenue SE · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Area: 12 hectares (30 acres)
Built: 1875
Owner: City of Calgary
Etymology: Calgary House, a castle at Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull, Scotland
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