Edmonton in Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)
Creation of the Province of Alberta
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Création de la province d'Alberta
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2022
1. Creation of the Province of Alberta Marker
Erected 1955 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada/Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada.
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Location. 53° 32.048′ N, 113° 30.302′ W. Marker is in Edmonton, Alberta, in Edmonton Metropolitan Region. It is on Legislature Building Road Northwest just west of 107 Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located on the Alberta Legislature Grounds, near the northeast corner of the Alberta Legislative Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10800 97 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton AB T5K 2B6, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony and also Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Rowand (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The High Level Bridge (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Low Level Bridge (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Strathcona Public Library
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2022
2. Creation of the Province of Alberta Marker
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1. Alberta.
From 1896 to the beginning of the First World War in 1914, Alberta and other parts of the Canadian prairies were the beneficiaries of one of the most important and dramatic population migrations in modern North American history. Settlers poured onto the open prairie farmlands and into its bustling towns and cities. Many came from Ontario and other parts of eastern Canada, others from the United States and Great Britain, and others from continental Europe. The creation of the province of Alberta on 1 September 1905 was the logical result of the great immigration boom, and an answer to the political campaign for autonomy that had developed in the Northwest Territories.(Submitted on September 15, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. George H. V. Bulyea.
Canadian politician(Submitted on September 15, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)and the first Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. As the youngest ever Lieutenant Governor, at age 46, he was appointed by Governor General Earl Grey on advice of Prime Minister of Canada Sir Wilfrid Laurier on September 1, 1905. He spent many years in the service of the territorial and provincial governments and played an important role in the early history of the Province of Alberta.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 20223. Creation of the Province of Alberta Marker(looking north from Legislature Building Road Northwest • Alberta Legislature Grounds in background)
3. Alexander Cameron Rutherford.
Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the first premier of Alberta from 1905 to 1910. As premier, Rutherford's first task was to win a workable majority in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, which he did in the 1905 provincial election. His second was to provide the apparatus of provincial government, and his government established everything from speed limits to a provincial court system. The legislature also controversially, and with Rutherford's support, selected Edmonton over rival Calgary as the provincial capital.(Submitted on September 15, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2022
4. Alberta Legislative Assembly Building (northeast elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 15, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
