Fort Carlton

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Fort Carlton
Southwest of Prince Albert and a short distance north of Duck Lake in Canada along the North Saskatchewan River
Type	Stockade
Built	1810
Construction materials	local wood
In use	1810-1885
Controlled by	Hudson's Bay Company, Canada (North West Mounted Police)
Battles/wars	Battle of Duck Lake

Fort Carlton was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post from 1810 until 1885. It was rebuilt by the Saskatchewan government as a provincial historic park and can be visited today. It is about 65 kilometers north of Saskatoon.

As a Company post it primarily dealt in provisions, namely pemmican and buffalo robes although other furs were traded as well. Lawrence Clarke served as its last Chief Factor. It was a major base of operations for the Company's Saskatchewan District.

Situated on the Carlton Trail from the Red River Settlement in present-day Manitoba to Fort Edmonton in what is now Alberta, Fort Carlton served as a hub for travellers. It was located along the North Saskatchewan River not far from Duck Lake, Saskatchewan.

The North West Mounted Police leased the fort from the company in the 1880s, and it was their main base in the Saskatchewan Valley region. Following the battle of Duck Lake it was abandoned by the police and Prince Albert Volunteers then briefly occupied by Gabriel Dumont's Metis forces, who later chose to withdraw to Batoche. During the 1885 conflict, the fort was destroyed by fire.

(Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker grew up on a farm near Fort Carlton.)