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Owned and operated by the City of Edmonton,Fort Edmonton Park is Canada's largest living history museum.A day spent here is like walking back into history 100 years.Here is the website for more information:
http://www.fortedmontonpark.ca/pages/FortEdmonton/default.aspx
1931 Ford
1931 Ford		 Line up
Line up		 Steam locomotive
Steam locomotive		 Steam Locomotive
Steam Locomotive
Trolley car
Trolley car		 Some of the colorful period characters we encountered on the trolley
Some of the colorful period characters we encountered on the trolley		 Trolley Entertainment
Trolley Entertainment		 Restored merry go round pony
Restored merry go round pony
Old Strathcona Hotel
Old Strathcona Hotel		 Fire Hall
Fire Hall		 Old table lamp
Old table lamp		 Work bench at the photographer/framer shop
Work bench at the photographer/framer shop
Old stove still works it's magic
Old stove still works it's magic		 Quiet moment sipping coffee by the post office
Quiet moment sipping coffee by the post office		 Another of the restored trolley cars
Another of the restored trolley cars		 The church bell
The church bell
School room
School room		 IMG_7123.JPG
IMG_7123.JPG		 Getting around
Getting around		 No place like home?
No place like home?
The Old Stool
The Old Stool		 Cosy Tent home
Cosy Tent home		 Lady in her tent home
Lady in her tent home		 Showing off her hat
Showing off her hat
Tent home
Tent home		 Tent Lantern
Tent Lantern		 In The Land Office
In The Land Office		 This old house
This old house
Home stove-fancy 6 burner
Home stove-fancy 6 burner		 Chatting housewives
Chatting housewives		 1800's bedroom
1800's bedroom		 The children's room
The children's room
Window to the past
Window to the past		 Rusty old wheel
Rusty old wheel		 Prisoner Cells...North West Mounted Police
Prisoner Cells...North West Mounted Police		 N.W.M.P. Cells
N.W.M.P. Cells
Police cells in the 1800's
Police cells in the 1800's		 Firepower
Firepower		 N.W.M.P. sleeping quarters
N.W.M.P. sleeping quarters		 NWMP Quarters
NWMP Quarters
Looking down one of the streets
Looking down one of the streets		 McDougall General Store
McDougall General Store		 Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie
Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie		 Fur pelts
Fur pelts
Weigh scale for fur pelts
Weigh scale for fur pelts		 Phone booth of yesteryear
Phone booth of yesteryear		 Old fashioned wooden horse
Old fashioned wooden horse		 ..and what would you like to buy today?
..and what would you like to buy today?
Window shopping....1800's style
Window shopping....1800's style		 ODDS AND ENDS...
ODDS AND ENDS...		 Looking down 1885 Street
Looking down 1885 Street		 Fire Dept. water tank
Fire Dept. water tank
Fire Dept. water tank
Fire Dept. water tank		 Another way of getting around the park
Another way of getting around the park		 The old classroom...one room fits all
The old classroom...one room fits all		 Peaceful stroll from another era
Peaceful stroll from another era
Indian village by the fort
Indian village by the fort		 Daniel Boon
Daniel Boon		 Married Man's Quarters
Married Man's Quarters		 A peek in through a fort window
A peek in through a fort window
Walking through another time
Walking through another time		 1800's woman chopping wood
1800's woman chopping wood		 Blacksmith and his helper discussing the day's activities
Blacksmith and his helper discussing the day's activities		 View into the open courtyard of the fort
View into the open courtyard of the fort
Fort wall
Fort wall		 The original bunkbeds
The original bunkbeds		 Look wayyyyyyy up
Look wayyyyyyy up		 Watch Tower
Watch Tower
Old Oak barrels...and a wee cannon
Old Oak barrels...and a wee cannon		 Household chores
Household chores		 Fort Provisions
Fort Provisions		 Information on the York Boat
Information on the York Boat
York Boat
York Boat		 Swing time
Swing time		 Closing the door to the fort...
Closing the door to the fort...		 Old fashioned garden scene
Old fashioned garden scene
New meets old
New meets old		 Hey George....one more fare and we done for the day
"Hey George....one more fare and we done for the day"		 Heading home
Heading home		 Good evening officer
Good evening officer
The old livery stable
The old livery stable		 Catching the 4612
Catching the 4612		 Old Irons
Old Irons		 Penny Arcade
Penny Arcade
Please close the window on the way out...
Please close the window on the way out...		 And so ends our day at fort Edmonton Park...
And so ends our day at fort Edmonton Park...		 IMG_7185.JPG
IMG_7185.JPG		 Gattling Gun
Gattling Gun
Carousel horse
Carousel horse		 1800's lady's hat
1800's lady's hat		 Old Buffalo coat
Old Buffalo coat

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Ron Asp19-May-2008 07:05



























Well done Rick...voted



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