Fort Macleod
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![The American Hotel](/Images/godic/202501/14/American_Hotel_in_Fort_Macleod4046.JPG")
![Fort Macleod & District Community Hall](/Images/godic/202501/14/Fort_Macleod_&_District_Community_Hall4046.JPG")
Fort Macleod, originally named Macleod, is a town in the southwest corner of the province of Alberta, Canada. It was founded as a North-West Mounted Police barracks, and is named in honour of the North-West Mounted Police Colonel James Macleod. It was known as the Town of Macleod between 1892 and 1912.