District of Alberta

Provisional District of Alberta
Provisional district of the North-West Territories
1882–1905

A 1900 map showing the boundaries of the District of Alberta.
History 
• Established
1882
• Disestablished
1905
Today part ofAlberta

The District of Alberta was a regional administrative district of Canada's North-West Territories. It served as an administrative district from 1882 until the creation of the province of Alberta in 1905. The District of Alberta and province of Alberta are named in honour of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

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