Marker Logo HMdb.org THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Fort Macleod in Willow Creek District, Alberta — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)
 

Territorial Court House/L’ancien palais de justice

 
 
Territorial Court House/L'ancien palais de justice Marker image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), May 31, 2015
1. Territorial Court House/L'ancien palais de justice Marker
Inscription. [English] Between 1888 and 1905 the Government of Canada built a dozen court houses to serve the new settlements on the prairies. Most of these buildings were phased out of service and eventually demolished following the implementation of the provincial court systems in Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1907. The Fort Macleod Court House was an exception. Completed in 1904 as a Territorial court house, it remained in service until 1971. It is the oldest court house in Alberta and one of the few buildings surviving from the period of Territorial administration on the prairies.

[Francais] De 1888 à 1905, le gouvernement canadian a construit une dizaine de palais de justice dans les nouvelles localités des Prairies. Après la création des tribunaux provinciaux de la Saskatchewan et de l’Alberta, en 1907, on a cessé graduellement d’utiliser la plupart de ces bâtiments et on les a démolis par la suite. Celui de Fort Macleoad fait exception. Complété en 1904, il a servi jusqu’en 1971. C’est le plus vieux palais de justice de l’Alberta et l’un des rares bâtiments remontant à l’époque de l’administration territoriale de Prairies.
 
Erected by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada/Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is
Paid Advertisement
Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.
Click or scan to see
this page online
listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureLaw Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
 
Location. 49° 43.473′ N, 113° 24.441′ W. Marker is in Fort Macleod, Alberta, in Willow Creek District. Marker is on Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) 0.1 kilometers east of 2 Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 236 Crowsnest Hwy, Fort Macleod AB T0L 0Z0, Canada. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within walking distance of this marker. MacKenzie Bridge (approx. one kilometer away).
 
Also see . . .  Fort Macleod Courthouse (Town Hall). Canadian Register of Historic Places listing for the building, which was designated in 1979. (HistoricPlaces.ca) (Submitted on May 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
Territorial Court House/L'ancien palais de justice Marker image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), May 31, 2015
2. Territorial Court House/L'ancien palais de justice Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Share this page.  
Share on Tumblr
m=196983

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Apr. 25, 2024