The oldest building in Alberta still on its original foundations is the clerk's quarters at Fort Victoria, which dates from 1865. Later the site of the Fort became a hub for the early settlement of East-Central Alberta. It came to be called the Victoria Settlement and later, Pakan, after the Cree chief Pakannuk. Chief Pakan's name was sometimes given as "Peccan or Seenum". Categories</ref> Still later, the settlement continued to serve as a Methodist mission to Ukrainian Canadian settlers in the region. The post was also a vital stop on the trail from Winnipeg to Edmonton. The section of the trail currently within the eastern part of the city of Edmonton is a now a paved road called Victoria Trail in honour of the fort and of this route's historic past as an indigenous trail and trade route. The Fort lies within the larger Victoria District, as well as the Kalyna Country ecomuseum. It has been designated a national historic site of Canada, a provincial historic site of Alberta, as well as municipally designated by Smoky Lake County. Victoria Park Cemetery The Victoria Park Cemetery was established circa 1896 by the Methodist church and is located on a hill overlooking the river. It is the second of six cemeteries established in the settlement. It contains approximately 100 recognizable graves from both Native and Settler communities, likely including victims of an 1870 smallpox epidemic. It was restored and rededicated in 1999. Victoria District National Historic Site of Canada Fort Victoria and the Victoria Park Cemetery is situated within the larger geographic space of the Victoria District, which itself is currently one of twenty-three national historic sites in Alberta; only three, including the Victoria District, are north of Edmonton. Of these sites, the Victoria District is the only rural national historic site in Alberta. See also History of Alberta Kalyna Country Fort Pitt Affiliations The Museum at Fort Victoria is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada. References External links Alberta Culture and Community. Victoria Settlement Victoria Settlement Christian missions in North America History of Methodism Hudson's Bay Company forts Cree Ukrainian Canadian religion 1865 establishments in the British Empire Residential buildings completed in 1865 Smoky Lake County Presbyterianism in Canada History of Presbyterianism Rupert's Land Cultural landscapes Victoria Park Cemetery