The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland

Fort Calgary was a North-West Mounted Police outpost at the confluence of the and rivers in present-day , , Canada. Originally named Fort Brisebois, after the outpost's first commander, the outpost was renamed Fort Calgary in June 1876.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: building in Alberta, Canada
  • Also known as: “Fort Calgary” and “The Confluence”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scotiabank Saddledome and St. Patrick’s Island Park.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose indoor arena in , Alberta, Canada. Located in in the southeast end of , the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and to host ice hockey and figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics. is situated 1 km southwest of The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland.

Park
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St. Patrick's Island Park is a 31-acre public park on an island at the confluence of the and rivers just northeast of . St. Patrick's Island is one of Calgary's oldest parks.

Railway station
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is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta. It serves the Northeast Line. It opened on April 27, 1985, as part of the original Northeast line. is situated 530 metres northeast of The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown East Village and Ramsay.

Suburb
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more commonly known as simply East Village, is a mixed-use neighbourhood within the eastern portions of downtown , , Canada.

Suburb
is a residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of , . It is an inner city community, located east of the , Macleod Trail, Stampede Grounds and the arena and south of .

Suburb
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, also written Bridgeland-Riverside and formerly known as Bridgeland, Riverside, and Germantown, is a neighbourhood in , , Canada, is located northeast of .

The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland

Latitude
51.04482° or 51° 2′ 41″ north
Longitude
-114.04419° or 114° 2′ 39″ west
Levels
2
Height
5.8 metres (19 feet)
Operator
The Fort Calgary Preservation Society
Open location code
95372XV4+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 181683459
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q5470884
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن كالجارى”
  • Esperanto: “Fortikaĵo Calgary”
  • French: “fort Calgary”
  • French: “Fort Calgary”
  • French: “La Confluence”
  • Japanese: “フォート・カルガリー”

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Highlights include The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland and Inglewood Bridge.

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