Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada

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Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada is a small historic town in southern Alberta known for its early North-West Mounted Police fort and as the birthplace of singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
birthPlaceOf Joni Mitchell
censusDivision Division No. 3, Alberta
climate semi-arid climate
climateClassification Köppen BSk
country Canada
countrySubdivision Alberta
feature strong Chinook winds in winter
governingBody Town of Fort Macleod Council
hasAreaCode 403
587
825
hasCulturalAssociation Canadian folk and popular music history via Joni Mitchell
North-West Mounted Police history
hasHeritage historic town centre
hasHistoricalSignificance early North-West Mounted Police presence in western Canada
hasHistoricSite Fort Macleod National Historic Site
North-West Mounted Police fort museum
hasNearbyAirport Fort Macleod Airport
hasPostalCodePrefix T0L
heritageDesignation historic downtown as a provincial historic area
knownFor birthplace of Joni Mitchell
early North-West Mounted Police fort
well-preserved historic main street
language English
locatedIn Canada
southern Alberta
locatedOn Oldman River NERFINISHED
namedAfter North-West Mounted Police fort at Fort Macleod
near Lethbridge
Pincher Creek
Waterton Lakes National Park
partOf Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26
primaryEconomicActivities agriculture
ranching
tourism
province Alberta
region southern Alberta prairies
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
timeZoneDST Mountain Daylight Time
transport Highway 2
Highway 3 NERFINISHED
Highway 811 NERFINISHED

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan Anderson
placeOfBirth
Fort Macleod ("Town of Fort Macleod Council")
governingBody
Fort Macleod ("Fort Macleod National Historic Site")
hasHistoricSite

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