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Why was Fort Edmonton named after a place in north London?
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Edmonton
The North Saskatchewan River and downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Fort Edmonton, a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post established in 1795, was named after an area in north London, England. The post was named for this specific location because it was the home of a Hudson’s Bay Company employee.1