March West
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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.
Mounted police preparing to leave Fort Dufferin in 1874, depicted by Henri Julien
The police in Dead Horse Valley in 1874, depicted by Henri Julien
Boundary Commission Trail plaque that also commemorates the route taken by the NWMP near Roche Percee, Saskatchewan
Fort Macleod
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Fort Macleod is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It was originally named Macleod to distinguish it from the North-West Mounted Police barracks it had grown around. The fort was named in honour of t
March West
…aware that they were coming and had long since moved on. The NWMP had received new orders from Ottawa to garrison the area and settled down to build Fort Macleod on an island in Oldman River. Early historians of the force stressed the epic nature of the expedition. The popular historian Arthur Haydon, for example…
The NWMP fort in Fort Macleod, which is now a museum
The historic American Hotel
Fort Macleod & District Community Hall