East Village in Calgary in Calgary Metropolitan Region, Alberta — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)
The North West Mounted Police March West
Whisky Traders Flee
— 1874 —
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2022
1. The North West Mounted Police March West Marker
Officers led 300 enlisted men, Métis Guides, wagons and carts loaded with supplies, two nine pound field guns, beef cattle and haying equipment out of Dufferin, Manitoba in early July 1874 on their historic trek to the western prairies.
By late September, the men were walking in make shift foot wear and their horses were worn out and dying. No one was sure of their present position and they could not locate the notorious whiskey trading post called Fort Whoop Up.
Several Officers went south to Fort Benton, bought much needed supplies from the I. G. Baker and Company and hired a local mixed blood guide called Jerry Potts.
Potts led the NWMP to Fort Whoop Up but Assistant Commissioner Colonel James Macleod and his men found that most of the traders had already returned to the United States. The Mounties then constructed Fort Macleod on an island in the Old Man River.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
Location. 51° 2.69′ N, 114° 2.678′ W. Marker is in Calgary, Alberta, in Calgary Metropolitan Region. It is in East Village. Marker can be reached from 9 Avenue Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 6 Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The North West Territories (here, next to this marker); An Outpost on the Bow River (here, next to this marker); The North West Mounted Police (here, next to this marker); The Train Arrives in Calgary (here, next to this marker); The Mounties Sell Calgary Barracks (here, next to this marker); The NWMP Build Calgary Barracks (here, next to this marker); The Frontier Community Disappears (here, next to this marker); The City of Calgary (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Calgary.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Fort Calgary National Historic Site
Also see . . .
1. The March West.
The March West was the initial journey of the North-West Mounted Police to the Canadian prairies, made between July 8 and October 9, 1874. Their ill-planned and arduous journey of nearly 1,400 kilometres became known as the "March West" and was later portrayed by the force as an epic journey of endurance.(Submitted on May 2, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. The Mounties’ Great March West.
It(Submitted on May 2, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)took nearly a year for the Canadian government to assemble the 300-man North West Mounted Police, which was to be divided into six divisions of 50 men. First, Macdonald and his Cabinet hand-selected some of the officers who would lead the force. These first officers, all of them military men of high social standing, included James Farquharson Macleod, a well-educated lawyer and a veteran of the Red River Expedition.Glenbow Archives NA-354-12. Marker detail: Colonel James Macleod
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 1, 2022
3. The North West Mounted Police March West Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 82 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 2, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
