This is a list of
National Historic Sites (french: Lieux historiques nationaux) in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
. As of July 2021, there were 49 National Historic Sites designated in Saskatchewan, 10 of which are administered by
Parks Canada (identified below by the beaver icon
).
Numerous
National Historic Events also occurred in Saskatchewan, and are identified at places associated with them, using the same style of federal plaque which marks National Historic Sites. Several
National Historic Persons are commemorated throughout the province in the same way. The markers do not indicate which designation—a Site, Event, or Person—a subject has been given. The
Rideau Canal is a Site, for example, while the
Welland Canal
The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Ontario, Canada, connecting Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. It forms a key section of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes Waterway. Traversing the Niagara Peninsula from Port Weller in St. Catharines ...
is an Event. The cairn and plaque to
John Macdonell does not refer to a National Historic Person, but is erected because his home, Glengarry House, is a National Historic Site. Similarly, the plaque to
John Guy officially marks not a Person, but an Event—the Landing of John Guy.
Landing of John Guy NHE
in DFHD
This list uses names designated by the national ''Historic Sites and Monuments Board'', which may differ from other names for these sites.
National Historic Sites
See also
* History of Saskatchewan
*List of historic places in Saskatchewan
This article is a list of historic places in the province of Saskatchewan entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they are federal, provincial, or municipal.
List of historic places
...
*Heritage Property Act (Saskatchewan)
The ''Heritage Property Act'' (the Act) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial statute which allows for the preservation of cultural heritage properties, archaeological sites and Paleontology, palaeontological sites in the province ...
References
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
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