Fort Pelly | |
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Type | Fort, Military Structure, fur trading post |
Etymology | Sir John Pelly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company |
Location | Pelly, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Nearest city | Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
Founder | Hudson's Bay Company |
Built | First fort 1824 Second fort 1856 |
Governing body | Parks Canada |
Website | Parks Canada official website |
Designated | 1953 |
Fort Pelly was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post located in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The fort was named after Sir John Pelly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. The current village of Pelly, Saskatchewan, takes its name from the fort,[1] and is located approximately 8 miles north of the site of the fort.