On 2nd Street Southeast just east of 6th Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling west.
An icon of Medicine Hat’s entertainment history, the Monarch Theatre is a two-storey Streamline Moderne-style building. Connected to buildings of similar scale and vintage, it is distinctive for its boxed massing, smooth stucco surfaces, and . . . — — Map (db m206913) HM
On River Road Southeast, 0.3 kilometers east of 4 Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
River Road was the brainchild of Allan Gunter City Engineer. Before his plan received approval, those in opposition to it dubbed it "Gunter's Folly," predicting that it would wash away and be a waste of taxpayers money. However, the plan was . . . — — Map (db m206575) HM
On 1 Street Southeast (Provincial Highway 41A) 0.1 kilometers west of 6 Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
This is the original site of Medicine Hat’s first radio station “1270 CHAT AM.” CHAT AM signed on-air November 1, 1946 and continues to serve Medicine Hat and surrounding area. For the past fifty years CHAT AM has been broadcasting on a frequency . . . — — Map (db m206682) HM
On 2 Street Southeast at 5 Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling west on 2 Street Southeast.
St. John’s Presbyterian Church is a brick and sandstone structure executed in Gothic Revival style with a prominent corner square tower and octagonal pinnacle which frame the main façade with its gothic arch windows. The front façade is largely . . . — — Map (db m206995) HM
On 2 Street Northeast just west of 2 Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
[English] Built in 1912-1914, this church is a fine example of the Gothic Revival style, long favoured for ecclesiastical design in Canada. Gothic Revival churches were inspired by those of medieval Europe in plan, composition, and . . . — — Map (db m206552) HM
Near Southridge Drive Southeast just south of Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 1), on the right when traveling south.
Between 1912 and 1989 over a dozen different pottery companies operated in Medicine Hat and Redcliff. The availability of natural gas, suitable clay deposits nearby, and a location on the CPR mainline, were major factors in locating pottery . . . — — Map (db m205412) HM
On 3rd Street Southeast just east of 4th Avenue Southeast (Macleod Trail Southeast) (Provincial Highway 41A), on the left when traveling east.
Central School was built in June of 1887 to accommodate the nearly 100 children of Medicine Hat. Built over six lots on Toronto Street at cost of $3,000, the school opened in 1889, with only the bottom portion of the building occupied. The school . . . — — Map (db m206574) HM
On Legislature Building Road Northwest just west of 107 Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
[English] The Province of Alberta, formerly part of the North-West Territories, was created on 1 September, 1905, and inaugurated at Edmonton on that same day by Governor General Earl Grey and Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier. . . . — — Map (db m206184) HM
On 83 Avenue Northwest just west of Gateway Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
The 1909 Strathcona City Council had to make a decision. Where do they house the volunteer fire department? After much spirited debate they decided that the old fire hall was not worth repairing and a new one should be built. The citizens agreed. . . . — — Map (db m197048) HM
On 83 Avenue Northwest just west of Gateway Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Originally known as Strathcona Fire Hall Number 1, this structure is the last remaining example of a pre First World War fire hall in Edmonton. Designed by Arthur G. Wilson and David E. Herrald, the hall was built by contractor James M. Eaton at a . . . — — Map (db m197047) HM
On 104 Street Northwest at 84 Ave Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 104 Street Northwest.
This was the first public library building in Edmonton. The Carnegie Foundation offered to build a library of a specified size and shape; this did not meet the requirements of the citizens of Strathcona, who refused the offer and instead financed . . . — — Map (db m197046) HM
On 109 Street Northwest, 0.2 kilometers south of 97 Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
[English] Construction of a bridge across the North Saskatchewan River was first proposed by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1905. After extended negotiations with the government and the cities of Edmonton and Strathcona, . . . — — Map (db m197052) HM
Near Fortway Drive Northwest just east of Legislature Building Road Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
[English] Partner in the North West Company, Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company, Rowand of Fort Edmonton was reputed to be "the most influential white man among the wild tribes of the plains". Admired for his courage and . . . — — Map (db m220698) HM
On Main Street (Provincial Highway 22) at Valley Trail (Provincial Highway 546), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This plant, which was critical to the development of the Turner Valley oil field, is the earliest gas processing facility built in Canada and the only survivor of its type. The present complex was begun in 1921 after a fire destroyed the original . . . — — Map (db m8825) HM
On Main Street Northwest (Provincial Highway 22) at Valley Trail (Route 546), on the right when traveling north on Main Street Northwest.
Turner Valley is Alberta’s first great oilfield. Initially the field, which began production in 1914, yielded mainly natural gas. Local plants, which provided the only extensive gas-processing system in the province, extracted the marketable . . . — — Map (db m9204) HM
Near 101 Street, 0.1 kilometers north of 100 Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Fort Saskatchewan, constructed in 1875, was the first North West Mounted Police Post built in northern Alberta. As a center of law enforcement in the area it was, from 1885 until 1913, the headquarters of “G” Division. This cairn was erected in . . . — — Map (db m212479) HM
Near 101 Street at 100 Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Constructed in 1974as an Alberta-R.C.M.P. Centennial project by the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Women’s League of Fort Saskatchewan to commemorate the part that the North West Mounted Police, the native peoples, the first settlers and the . . . — — Map (db m212495) HM
Near 101 Street at 100 Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The first missionaries to arrive in this area were the Oblate Fathers from St. Albert who began a mission at Lamoureux in 1875. This mission became a formal parish in 1891 and was later administered by the Franciscan Fathers who established a . . . — — Map (db m212497) HM
Near 101 Street at 100 Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Arriving in the Fall of 1872, Joseph and François Lamoureux spent the winter sheltered on the north side of the river across from what is now the City of Fort Saskatchewan. This was the beginning of the first settlement in this area which was later . . . — — Map (db m212498) HM
Near 101 Street at 100 Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Centuries ago the many Indian tribes using the North Saskatchewan waterway established a boatbuilding encampment at the mouth of the Sturgeon River. This encampment was commonly known as “Birch Hills” due to the availability of Birch trees for the . . . — — Map (db m212496) HM
On Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Crowsnest Highway.
This pivot point and two towers are part of the first two water drive pivot systems introduced to Canada by Donald and Wyman Campbell. They arrived in the Burdett area on May 11, 1962 from the Valley Manufacturing Co., Valley, Nebraska, USA. The . . . — — Map (db m201765) HM
On Connaught Drive (Alternate Provincial Highway 16A) 0.4 kilometers north of Hazel Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Strolling down the aisle, a conductor announces your destination. With steely squeals and a pish-sh-sh-sh of pent up steam, the locomotive glides to a halt. Descending the coach's stairs you step through the mist and arrive at Jasper Station. . . . — — Map (db m108634) HM
On Yellowhead Highway (Provincial Highway 16) 1 kilometer north of Hazel Avenue (Provincial Highway 93A), on the right when traveling north.
[English] Built by William Henry of the North West Company in 1811 to support David Thompson's exploration of the Athabasca Pass, Henry House stood at the head of navigation on the Athabasca River. When the pass became the principal . . . — — Map (db m202599) HM
On Connaught Drive (Provincial Highway 16A) just north of Miette Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
[English] This building is one of the finest and most influential examples of rustic architecture in Canada’s national parks. Designed by A.M. Calderon and completed in 1914, it introduced a building tradition based on the use of local . . . — — Map (db m197059) HM
On Yellowhead Highway (Provincial Highway 16) 4.2 kilometers north of Maligne Lake Road, on the right when traveling north.
[English] In 1862, the Overlanders, numbering about 250, left their homes in Canada for the Cariboo gold fields. They journeyed via Fort Garry and Edmonton, and thence, guided by Indians to the mountains and westward by the . . . — — Map (db m203692) HM
On Yellowhead Highway (Provincial Highway 16) 8 kilometers south of Miette Road (Range Road 275A), on the right when traveling south.
[English] In 1813, the North West Company built Rocky Mountain House on Brûlé Lake as a provision depot for brigades crossing the Athabasca Pass to the Pacific. When Jasper Hawes took command of the post in 1817 it became known as . . . — — Map (db m203680) HM
Near Icefields Parkway (Provincial Highway 93) 50 kilometers north of David Thompson Highway (Provincial Highway 11).
A preeminent topographical surveyor, Wheeler represented British Columbia on the commission which located and marked the boundary with Alberta between 1913 and 1925. His party surveyed and mapped the 1000 km-long mountain section, using photographs . . . — — Map (db m108876) HM
On Icefields Parkway (Provincial Highway 93) 24 kilometers south of Yellowhead Highway (Provincial Highway 16), on the right when traveling south.
[English] Born in London, Thompson served both the Hudson's Bay Company (1784-1797) and the North West Company (1797-1815) as trader, explorer and surveyor. One of the world’s great geographers, he accurately mapped the main travel . . . — — Map (db m203686) HM
On Broadway Avenue at Park Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway Avenue.
One of Blackfalds first general stores called "The Pioneer Store"was built by John McKay around 1901. Not only did Mr. McKay do business with the newly arrived homesteaders, he traded with the local natives, baling up many hides to ship every . . . — — Map (db m212446) HM
Near Yellowhead Highway (Provincial Highway 16) 6.3 kilometers east of Range Road 190 (Provincial Highway 834), on the right when traveling east.
Ukrainian Settlement The first Ukrainian immigrants to Canada came to this part of Alberta in the early 1890s, fleeing poverty and oppression in their homeland. Taking out homesteads, they gradually cleared the forest to create . . . — — Map (db m204235) HM
The development of this field in 1947 marked a turning point in the history of the Alberta petroleum industry. After the drilling of Leduc No. 1, the geographical focus of the industry shifted from Turner Valley northward to the central plains area, . . . — — Map (db m8856) HM
Near 47 Street just north of 47 Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
George Ambrose Liggins was Leduc's first Canadian Pacific Railway stationmaster. In 1891 his family was the second to settle in Telford Place, now known as Leduc. He was instrumental in the development of Leduc's first school, served as a school . . . — — Map (db m213003) HM
On 49 Avenue at 48 Street, on the right when traveling east on 49 Avenue.
On this site in December, 1902, the first bank in Leduc was opened by the Merchants Bank of Canada which later merged with the Bank of Montreal. This plaque commemorates that event and was installed by the Bank to . . . — — Map (db m213002) HM
On Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) 0.8 kilometers west of Range Road 195, on the right when traveling west.
Mennonites have been moving to Alberta for well over a century. Mennonite settlement stretches back to 1894 when Mennonites from Waterloo County, Ontario, established a settlement at Didsbury. Didsbury’s first building was a narrow log immigrant . . . — — Map (db m201774) HM
On 1 Avenue South at 8 Street South, on the right when traveling west on 1 Avenue South.
In May 1905, Lethbridge signed its largest incentive agreement to bring the CPR's divisional point from (Fort) Macleod to Lethbridge. The City offered the company a 20-year tax exemption on 120 acres (48.6 ha) of land and 200,000 gallons (909,000 L) . . . — — Map (db m196966) HM
On 2 Avenue South at 4 Street South, on the right when traveling east on 2 Avenue South.
Built in 1890 and manned by volunteer firefighters, the structure is the oldest brick fire hall in Alberta. The building was expanded and rebuilt on this site in 1908. Larger doors accommodated new equipment and additional space provided living . . . — — Map (db m196970) HM
On 3 Avenue South at 6 Street S, on the right when traveling west on 3 Avenue South.
The employees of the Alberta Railway & Coal Company founded the “Miners Library” and established the earliest library in Lethbridge. In 1918 the local YMCA provided the first home for the Lethbridge Public Library. As the city grew, the citizens . . . — — Map (db m196972) HM
On the Crowsnest Highway off-ramp to 1st Avenue South, 0.8 kilometers from Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3), on the right.
Rising 307 feet from the valley floor, this bridge, over which runs the Canadian Pacific Railway through the Crows Nest Pass, spans the valley in one mile and forty seven feet. Completed in 1909, it is the longest, highest bridge of its type in the . . . — — Map (db m196961) HM
On 5 Avenue South at Stafford Drive South, on the right when traveling west on 5 Avenue South.
On October 10th, 1912 the Duke of Connaught, Governor General of Canada, officially opened this building as the “Manual Training School”, the first in the Province of Alberta. Designed by architects H.M. and W.A. Whiddington, they used a combination . . . — — Map (db m196976) HM
On the Crowsnest Highway off-ramp to 1st Avenue South, 0.9 kilometers from Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3), on the right.
[English] This Canadian Pacific Railway viaduct, built between 1907 and 1909 across the Oldman River Valley, was an engineering triumph. More than 1,600 metres long and 95 metres high, this steel structure is the longest and . . . — — Map (db m196963) HM
Near 3 Avenue South at 6 Street South, on the right when traveling west.
[English] On August 7, 1919, Captain E.C. Hoy made the first crossing of the Canadian Rockies by air from Vancouver following a route over Vernon, Grand Forks, Cranbrook, and through Crawford Pass. His Canadian-built Curtiss JN-4 . . . — — Map (db m201700) HM
Near 3 Avenue South at 6 Street South, on the right when traveling west.
[English] In 1872, on the western bank of the Oldman River at the present site of the Federal Mine, Nicholas Sheran opened the first coal mine in Alberta. He broke his own trails, found his own markets, and hauled coal by ox-team . . . — — Map (db m220697) HM
On Meridian Avenue (50 Avenue) (Provincial Highway 17) just north of Yellowhead Highway (Ray Nelson Drive) (Provincial Highway 16), on the left when traveling north.
Lloydminster City Hall is located on the site of the former Meridian School, which was built in 1925. The eastern entrance replicates the original design of the school, re-using the original brick and tyndall stone from the building. R.L. Wilkin . . . — — Map (db m212401) HM
On Meridian Avenue (50 Avenue) (Provincial Highway 17) at Yellowhead Highway (Ray Nelson Drive) (Provincial Highway 16), on the right when traveling south on Meridian Avenue (50 Avenue).
In 1967, Canada’s centennial year, a caravan of motor vehicles travelled from Winnipeg to Vancouver to celebrate the final stages of construction of a new highway through the Rocky Mountains… the Yellowhead. These people were members of the . . . — — Map (db m212400) HM
On 47 Street (Provincial Highway 881) just north of 47 Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Old Mannville was a cluster of commercial and residential buildings constructed on land originally homesteaded by Dan McLean. In anticipation of the arrival of the Canadian Northern Railway, J.B. Burch built a store here in 1904, along the . . . — — Map (db m206503) HM
On Spur Line Trail at Higashikawa Friendship Trail, on the right when traveling west on Spur Line Trail.
In 1884 Canmore was just a whistle-stop on the newly built Canadian Pacific Railway when two prospectors unearthed black coal on the west side of the Bow River. Two years later, Queen Victoria granted a Charter to mine coal in the Canmore area and . . . — — Map (db m197082) HM
On 1 Avenue at 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on 1 Avenue.
This is a story about the history of this place from the Îyârhe [ee-YAH-hhay]. Îyârhe means “mountain people.” We are a branch of the Sioux/Dakota/Lakota/Nakoda people, who are now called the Stoney Nakoda Nation. When our grandfathers were . . . — — Map (db m203570) HM
On 1 Avenue at 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on 1 Avenue.
As a gateway to a major pass through the Rocky Mountains, the Bow Valley has been a transportation corridor since the time of the early Aboriginal groups, explorers, and fur traders. The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1883 and the . . . — — Map (db m203491) HM
Near Bow Valley Trail (Provincial Highway 1A) 1.6 kilometers east of Morley Road (Provincial Highway 133X), on the right when traveling east.
In 1875 the Morleyville church was constructed entirely by hand from logs from surrounding timber. John McDougall, his father, his son and schoolmaster Andrew Sibbald labored to construct the church measuring 47' X 26' 7" wide and 21' 8" high. . . . — — Map (db m214299) HM
Near Bow Valley Trail (Provincial Highway 1A) 1.6 kilometers east of Morley Road (Provincial Highway 133X), on the right when traveling east.
Chief Crowchild of the Tsuu T'ina people donated this cabin to be used by a caretaker for the church. The cabin was originally an Indian Agent's cabin on the Tsuu T'ina (Sarcee) Reserve west of Calgary. Workers dismantled it to be transported . . . — — Map (db m214301) HM
Near Bow Valley Trail (Provincial Highway 1A) 1.6 kilometers east of Morley Road (Provincial Highway 133X), on the right when traveling east.
Robert Rundle introduced the Stoney people to Christian worship during his visit in 1842. Rundle promised to send missionaries to stay with the Stoney people. In 1873, Rev. George McDougall and his wife Elizabeth, along with sons John and . . . — — Map (db m214298) HM
On Bow Valley Trail (Provincial Highway 1A) 1.6 kilometers east of Morley Road (Provincial Highway 133X), on the right when traveling east.
[north tablet]To the Glory of God and in memory of Rev. George Millward McDougall and Rev. John Chantler McDougall, D.D. father and son and their devoted wives. Combined ministry 77 years. Pioneer missionaries of the . . . — — Map (db m214297) HM
On Bow Valley Trail (Provincial Highway 1A) 1.6 kilometers east of Morley Road (Provincial Highway 133X), on the right when traveling east.
The historic church at the end of this pathway was constructed in 1875. At that time native people were still hunting bison on the prairies. The young nation of Canada was only eight years old; the Canadian Pacific Railway still nine years in . . . — — Map (db m214300) HM
Near Bow Valley Trail (Provincial Highway 1A) 1.6 kilometers east of Morley Road (Provincial Highway 133X), on the right when traveling east.
After it closed in 1921, the church was neglected until the early 1950s when a group of volunteers began restoration. A group of men from the United Church formed the Morley Church Restoration Society and began fund-raising to restore the . . . — — Map (db m214296) HM
Near Bow Valley Trail (Provincial Highway 1A) 1.6 kilometers east of Morley Road (Provincial Highway 133X), on the right when traveling east.
Sacred to the memory of Rev. George MacDougall aged 54 years ——————————— The deceased was for 16 years Chairman of the Wesleyan Missions in the North-West. He lost his way on the prairie about 40 miles east of this place on January 24th . . . — — Map (db m214291) HM
Near Bow Valley Trail (Provincial Highway 1A) 1.6 kilometers east of Morley Road (Provincial Highway 133X), on the right when traveling east.
Rev. George McDougall dedicated his life to frontier mission work. As a young man, George became interested in religion and while attending one of his first revival meetings he met a young Quaker girl, Elizabeth Chantler. They were married in . . . — — Map (db m214278) HM
Near Bow Valley Trail (Provincial Highway 1A) 1.6 kilometers east of Morley Road (Provincial Highway 133X), on the right when traveling east.
The name "Stoney" is an English translation of their Assiniboine name which means "the people who cook with stones." The Stoney people are a branch of the Siouan Confederacy. They were comparative latecomers to the area and many of the local place . . . — — Map (db m214276) HM
On 100 Street (Provincial Highway 40) just east of 98 Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In A History of Grande Cache, renowned Canadian artist Robert Guest described a typical fur cache. "The cache was made from sturdy logs to withstand the severe winter conditions and the predators such as wolverines and bears, which might try . . . — — Map (db m205223) HM
On Range Road 142, 0.4 kilometers south of Township Road 183A Road, on the right when traveling south.
Water flowed through the Brooks Aqueduct every year from 1915 until it was replaced in 1979. The engineers who built the Aqueduct planned a delivery rate of about 900 cubic feet (25 cu. m) of water per second. The Aqueduct never managed it. From the . . . — — Map (db m196947) HM
On Range Road 142, 0.4 kilometers south of Township Road 183A Road, on the right when traveling south.
Getting the water in and out of the Aqueduct wasn't the only challenge. As it marched across the valley it would run smack into the CPR tracks. The Aqueduct as planned was not high enough for trains to go under it. And the construction required to . . . — — Map (db m196952) HM
On Brooks Aqueduct trail, 1.4 kilometers west of Range Road 142.
Many settlers in the Eastern Irrigation Section had a hard time in the 1920s and 1930s. Low grain prices, deteriorating soils from alkali seepage into fields, and inexperience with irrigation farming techniques were some of the problems. Even though . . . — — Map (db m196954) HM
On Brooks Aqueduct trail, 1.4 kilometers west of Range Road 142.
1916 “On April 6 … a camp … was located at the aqueduct for the purpose of tightening and repacking the metal bands at six expansion joints, and also of putting on additional bands … Total cost $160.00.”
1917 “Work was started on . . . — — Map (db m196955) HM
Near Range Road 142, 0.4 kilometers south of Township Road 183A Road, on the right when traveling south.
[English] The CPR built this reinforced concrete aqueduct between 1912 and 1914. It was part of a large irrigation scheme using water diverted from the Bow River to transform 55,000 hectares east of Brooks from semi-arid rangeland to farmland . . . — — Map (db m196937) HM
On Range Road 142, 0.4 kilometers south of Township Road 183A Road, on the right when traveling south.
“So he grabbed hold of a pick, he just kind of lifted it up a bit and then drove it right through, right through the bowl. Well, as the pick went through the bowl his hair stood straight up on end, I can assure . . . — — Map (db m196950) HM
Near Range Road 142, 0.4 kilometers Township Road 183A Road, on the right when traveling south.
In the early 1900s the Canadian Pacific Railroad began construction of a huge irrigation project in Alberta comprising over a million hectares (3 million acres). Part of this original block land grant to the railway is now known as the Eastern . . . — — Map (db m196941) HM
On 51 Avenue just west of 51 Street, on the left when traveling west.
The coming of the railway to Wabamun initiated many changes. Old Wabamun was moved across the lake to its present location. The rails ran through Wabamun in 1909 and a railway station was built. It consisted of office, waiting room, freight and . . . — — Map (db m212500) HM
On Provincial Highway 2A, 0.5 kilometers south of Ermineskin Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Who was Maskipeton? He was a Cree, born around 1807. He became chief and led a Cree band that hunted south of today's Edmonton, but that also ranged into Saskatchewan and Montana. He traded into the Missouri River area. He was a warrior, respected . . . — — Map (db m206506) HM
On 50 Street just west of Gaetz Avenue (50 Avenue), on the left when traveling west.
As you look at this structure, covered by a facade of glass and stucco, it's hard to imagine this is Red Deer's oldest building still located on its original site. Known as the Brumpton Store, it is reminiscent of a very different Red Deer — one . . . — — Map (db m206611) HM
On Gaetz Avenue (50 Avenue) just north of 51 Street, on the right when traveling south.
At the end of World War II, life was getting back to normal. Soldiers returned home from the battlefields, families were reunited and the strain of wartime was replaced by a tangible feeling of prosperity. Businesses in Red Deer flourished, and the . . . — — Map (db m206759) HM
On 51 Avenue (Provincial Highway 2A) at 50 Street, on the right when traveling south on 51 Avenue.
In the winter of 1890, the arrival of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway brought significant changes to the hamlet of Red Deer. Its strategic location midway between the larger centres positioned Red Deer as a focal point for the distribution of . . . — — Map (db m206609) HM
On 50 Street just west of Gaetz Avenue (50 Avenue), on the left when traveling west.
The smell of food wafting onto the street is as enticing now as it was when George Moon opened his first café in 1916. Had you been a patron of Moon's restaurant in the early years, you would have found that good food, plenty of company and a . . . — — Map (db m206694) HM
On 50 Street, 0.1 kilometers west of 49 Avenue (Provincial Highway 2A), on the right when traveling west.
Hugh Farthing built this Prairie Vernacular style building in 1939. The main floor was used as his photography studio. The second floor had a six-roomed suite used as his residence. The signage was simply “Farthing’s.” Today the signage font and . . . — — Map (db m206763) HM
On Provincial Highway 2A at 50 Street, on the right when traveling south on Provincial Highway 2A.
Red Deer's population grew rapidly during the Second World War due to the construction of military training camps and the onset of Alberta's energy boom. In response to the city's growth, the Federal Building, which housed the post office, was . . . — — Map (db m197005) HM
On Gaetz Avenue (50 Avenue) just south of 50 Street, on the right when traveling south.
Is there a Roman influence in Red Deer? The Greene Block in front of you could make such a claim, as its origins can be traced to a Romanesque revival style of architecture that was pieced together with sandstone blocks from a local quarry. The . . . — — Map (db m206712) HM
On 50 Street just east of Gaetz Avenue (50 Avenue), on the right when traveling west.
In 1935, Mrs. Sadie Collins made the local newspaper when she offered cash to purchase this property on Ross Street. It was unusual for a woman to start a new business venture in the middle of the Great Depression, so Collins made the news several . . . — — Map (db m206778) HM
On Gaetz Avenue (50 Avenue) just north of 50 Street, on the left when traveling south.
The October 26, 1955, edition of the Red Deer Advocate stated there would be big changes in downtown Red Deer — the old Horsley Pharmacy building located at this corner would be torn down and a new Horsley Block would take its place. Richard Earl . . . — — Map (db m206841) HM
On 50 Street just east of Gaetz Avenue (50 Avenue), on the right when traveling west.
Mable Lee Fong and Herschell N. Bryant constructed this building in 1947 to house the Paris Cafe. This solid, simply detailed masonry building symbolized post war Red Deer. It replaced a 40 year old structure that had also served as the Paris Cafe. . . . — — Map (db m206876) HM
On 50 Street at Provincial Highway 2A, on the right when traveling west on 50 Street.
The austere brick walls and Tyndall limestone columns of the Old Court House convey a sense of awe. This was intentional, as the building's Classical Revival style was meant to give the impression of power and civilization – attributes designed to . . . — — Map (db m197003) HM
On 48th Avenue at 49th Street, on the right when traveling south on 48th Avenue.
Built in 1914 in the Gothic Revival style, the Armoury was constructed as the headquarters of the 35th Central Alberta Horse Regiment. The Armoury served as a recruitment office and training centre for the Department of Militia and Defence for more . . . — — Map (db m197012) HM
On 50 Street west of Provincial Highway 2A, on the right when traveling west.
[First plaque]
In proud and grateful
remembrance of those
who made the supreme
sacrifice in the wars
1914 – 1918
1939 – 1945
1950 – 1953
[Second plaque]
If ye break faith
with us who die
we shall not sleep . . . — — Map (db m197000) WM
On 50 Street at Gaetz Avenue (50 Avenue) on 50 Street.
Rev. Dr. Leonard Gaetz, founder of Red Deer, gazes down main street. A Methodist minister from Nova Scotia, Rev. Gaetz came to the Red Deer Valley in 1884. He quickly distinguished himself as a farmer, and became an outstanding and eloquent . . . — — Map (db m206970) HM
On Gaetz Avenue (50 Avenue) just north of 50 Street, on the left when traveling south.
Standing at this spot in 1893, you would have heard whinnying horses and seen bustling activity at the North West Mounted Police stable. That year the police detachment moved from Fort Normandeau to the new community of Red Deer, and they built . . . — — Map (db m206882) HM
On Gaetz Avenue (50 Avenue) just south of 50 Street, on the right when traveling south.
Looking toward Ross Street on your right, you see the beautiful sandstone structure of the Greene Block. In front of you, the historic brick building connects with the one beside it, stretching all the way down to the corner. These three buildings . . . — — Map (db m206972) HM
On Bow River Pathway Bridge at Bowness, 0.2 kilometers north of 52 Street Northwest, in the median.
Briefly called the Bowness Bridge during its construction in 1910-11, this structure has been known for many years as the Shouldice Bridge. Since its construction, the bridge has provided an invaluable transportation link between Bowness and . . . — — Map (db m196995) HM
On 1 Street East, 0.1 kilometers east of Centre Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Originally Presbyterian, this church was built — and most likely designed — by Andrew and Robert Chapman in 1909 to replace the smaller, white clapboard structure of 1901. The 200-seat church was consecrated in February 1910. In 1925, the members . . . — — Map (db m202496) HM
Near Century Drive West, 0.2 kilometers west of Provincial Highway 10, on the left when traveling west.
[English] Atlas No. 3 (1936-1956) played a central role in the coal industry of the Drumheller Valley, a leading area in the production of Canadian coal. The mine employed skilled miners and used mechanized equipment to produce . . . — — Map (db m196996) HM
On Mabbott Road east of Starmine Drive, on the left when traveling east.
1912 Coal miners working in the Star Mine crossed the Red Deer River in rowboats.
1919 An aerial cable car system was built, which transported both men & coal from the mine to tipple on this (south) side, The C.N.R. carried the coal . . . — — Map (db m196998) HM
On Township Road 553B at 1 Street East on Township Road 553B.
CNR Water Tank History
Heinsburg became a terminal and turn around point for the Canadian National Railway (CNR) Coronado sub-division in the 1920's after the proposed Heinsburg-Frenchman Butte link was cancelled. A water tank was needed at . . . — — Map (db m197045) HM
Near Railway Avenue South at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
The turntable was one means of turning steam locomotives and an essential component of the roundhouse complex. It consisted of a revolving bridge, balanced on a centre bearing, in a circular pit. After dumping their fires at the ash pit, locomotives . . . — — Map (db m197013) HM
Near Railway Avenue South at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Every divisional point had an engine house or “shop” as it was commonly referred to. It was in these structures that after each run, steam locomotives were checked, cleaned, and miscellaneous light repairs performed. The “roundhouse,” known as such . . . — — Map (db m197014) HM
On 50 Street just north of Veterans Memorial Highway (Provincial Highway 3/36), on the left when traveling north.
The Alberta Company of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers dedicate this site in the memory of the early Mormon Pioneers who came to Canada in 1903 and settled here. They had the foresight to see that this barren stretch of prairie land, with a lone . . . — — Map (db m202487) HM
On Buffalo Trail (Provincial Highway 41) just north of 46 Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1897 a rancher drove the first herd of cattle into the Vermilion area, to a site about two miles east of the present day town, but it was only after the region was surveyed in 1902 that significant numbers of settlers from Eastern Canada, . . . — — Map (db m212197) HM
On Viewpoint Road, 0.6 kilometers north of Township Road 452 when traveling west.
Like many other communities in Alberta, Wainwright is where it is today because of a railway. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) surveyed the townsite in 1908, forcing the moving of buildings from Denwood 2.5 miles to the new town. Following its . . . — — Map (db m197033) HM
On Viewpoint Road, 0.6 kilometers north of Township Road 452 when traveling west.
West of Wainwright the railway met a deep challenge, a glorious valley that was home to the Battle River. In 1907, the concrete footings of the bridge that would span the valley were poured. Farmers and other contractors hauled supplies to the site . . . — — Map (db m197037) HM
On 10 Street at 2 Avenue, in the median on 10 Street.
[World War I plaque]
These went and came not again
In memory of those from
this community who gave
their lives in the Great War.
H.C. Barss • J. Berry • P.A. Conneau • J. Coutts • J. Crompton • A. Dalton • J. Edmonds • J. Elliott • . . . — — Map (db m197042) WM
On 2 Avenue just east of 10 Street, on the left when traveling east.
Old Town Hall is a neo classical two storey brick building built in 1929. Prominent features of this style include the building's symmetrical facade, decorated cornice with dentil detailing and decorate lintels above the window and door openings. . . . — — Map (db m197041) HM
On Akamina Parkway (Local Road 14A) 8 kilometers west of Provincial Highway 5, on the right when traveling south.
ENGLISH INSCRIPTION
Western Canada’s first producing oil was drilled in this valley at the turn of the 20th century. This success spurred further activity in this area, attracting more drilling and workers. A.P. Patrick, an investor . . . — — Map (db m82965) HM
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