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Members of the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Dufferin began their March West, their first journey to the Canadian Prairies.
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North-West Mounted Police
Former Canadian police force
The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) was a Canadian paramilitary police force, established in 1873, to maintain order in the new Canadian North-West Territories (NWT) following the 1870 transfer of Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory to Canada from the Hudson's Bay…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fort Dufferin
Historical site in Manitoba, Canada
Fort Dufferin is a former Canadian government post near the Canada–United States border at Emerson, Manitoba. The fort was used during the 1870s as a base for the North American Boundary Commission and the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), and as an immigration station. It was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
March West
1874 journey of the North-West Mounted Police across Canada
The March West was the initial journey of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) to the Canadian prairies, made between July 8 and October 9, 1874.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Canadian Prairies
Region of Western Canada
The Canadian Prairies is a region in Western Canada. It includes the Canadian portion of the Great Plains and the Prairie provinces, namely Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. These provinces are partially covered by grasslands, plains, and lowlands, mostly in the southern…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)