Fort Calgary Walking

Fort Calgary 750 Ninth Avenue S.E.

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2" Details: 750 Ninth Avenue S.E.

Phone: 1-403-290-1875

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FORT ! CALGAR CALGA Features/amenities: Y ! ! ! 1.3 RY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TOWE ! ! ! • The Deane House Restaurant. R ! ! ! ! ! • Educational programs and historical activities. • Cultural events throughout the summer. • Forty acre riverside park. • Interpretive staff and historical characters. Watch history unfold before your eyes • General store. Alternative access via transit: If you wish to do part of your Description: Directions: trip by transit, you can reach Take a step into the past at Fort Calgary to You can reach Fort Calgary from downtown by Fort Calgary on Calgary Transit experience Calgary at the beginning of the 20th two routes. Route A is more scenic. Route B is bus routes 1, 24 and 411. (Note: century. The North West Mounted Police built this more direct. Contact Calgary Transit for fort in 1875. Its original purpose was as a base to availability details.) quell the illegal whisky trade along the Bow River. Route A Start at the Eau Claire Trans Canada Trail Pavilion. The Fort, which has since been rebuilt and is now Fees: Travel east along the Bow River pathway (with the designated a national and provincial historical site, • $6 – $10. river on your left) past the Centre Street Bridge. held barracks for the North West Mounted Police, • Children under six are free. served as an operations yard for the Grand Trunk Continue past a number of bridges including the Pacific Railway and now stands as a monument to Fourth Avenue S.W. Flyover and both Langevin Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Calgary’s pioneer past. bridges. Follow the pathway south as it bends seven days a week. along the Elbow River – you will see Fort Calgary Worth noting: on your right. When you reach the Inglewood Nearby attractions/facilities: An archaeological dig in 1970 turned up hundreds Bridge on Ninth Avenue S.E., turn right and travel • Calgary Tower. of artifacts. Many are on display at the Fort. along the sidewalk towards the entrance of Fort • Calgary Zoo. Calgary. • Calgary Exhibition & Stampede. Route B Start at Centre Street, on the north side of Ninth Avenue S.E., across from the Calgary Tower. Travel east (with the tower on your right). Walk about six and a half blocks until you reach the Sixth Street S.E. entrance of Fort Calgary.

Sign at front entrance on Ninth Avenue S.E. Statue near Ninth Avenue Bridge www.calgary.ca | call 3-1-1 THE CITY OF CALGARY Fort Calgary 750 Ninth Avenue S.E.

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