Overview of Edmonton: History

The area around Edmonton, which sits in the geographic centre of the province, was home to native populations for thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers. In 1795, Edmonton House was constructed and work on Fort Edmonton began. Read More »

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Overview of Edmonton: History is based on Edmonton by Jeremyreay, Ryan Holliday, Craig, Martha White, Globe-trotter, LtPowers, Canadaustraliaftw, Joelf, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.