Fort Vermilion
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Fort Vermilion is a historic northern Alberta community in Canada, known as one of the province’s oldest continuously inhabited settlements along the Peace River.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hamlet
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode |
587
ⓘ
780 ⓘ 825 ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 58.408°N 116.024°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | 255 metres ⓘ |
| foundedAs | fur trading post ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Charles Boyer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Chaboillez NERFINISHED ⓘ North West Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Mackenzie County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Fort Vermilion Public School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHealthCareFacility | St. Theresa General Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | historic community ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCemetery | St. Henry’s Mission Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite | Old Bay House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Fort Vermilion Heritage Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | T0H 1N0 ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
fur trade centre
ⓘ
transportation hub on the Peace River ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1788 ⓘ |
| localGovernmentType | hamlet within specialized municipality ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
boreal forest ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Mackenzie County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInIndigenousTerritory | Treaty 8 territory ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northern Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Peace River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIndigenousCommunity |
Dene Thaʼ First Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tallcree First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCentre | High Level, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOfOldestSettlementsIn | Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Peace River Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensusYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ oil and gas services ⓘ |
| riverTransportationHistorically | steamboats on the Peace River ⓘ |
| roadAccessVia |
Alberta Highway 58
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alberta Highway 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBy | Fort Vermilion Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | −07:00 ⓘ |
| UTCOffsetDST | −06:00 ⓘ |
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