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Where was the first Fort Edmonton located compared with present-day Edmonton?
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Edmonton
The North Saskatchewan River and downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The first Fort Edmonton, a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post, was initially established in 1795 at a site approximately 20 miles (32 km) downstream from the location of present-day Edmonton. By 1801, the post had moved to the site of the modern city.1