Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta — Canadas Prairie Region (North America)
Canadian Pacific Railway Stone Monument
Photographed by Amy Harr, July 18, 2013
1. Canadian Pacific Railway Stone Monument Marker
Erected in honor of Sir James Hector K. C. M. C. Geologist and explorer to the Palliser Expedition of 1857 - 1860 by his friends in Canada, the United States & England. One of the earliest scientists to explore the Canadian Rocky Mountains. He discovered the Kicking Horse Pass through which the Canadian Pacific Railway now runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
Erected 1926.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 51° 25.441′ N, 116° 10.748′ W. Marker was in Lake Louise, Alberta, in Banff National Park. It was on Lake Louise Drive just north of Sentinel Road. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Lake Louise AB T0L 1E0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument was in Alberta’s Canadian Rockies. It was also in the Prairies. Globally, it was in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once a British colony and also Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this location, measured as the crow flies: Lake Louise-Welcome (about 240 meters away, measured in a direct line); Rumbles of Excitement / ΐ Fond de Train (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Chateau Lake Louise (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (approx.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Defining the Boundary of the Great Divide (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Amy Harr, July 18, 2013
2. Continental Divide Wood Marker
Photographed by Amy Harr, July 18, 2013
3. Canadian Pacific Railway Stone Monument Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2013, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,563 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2013, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 3. submitted on November 28, 2013, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.
