Historical Markers in Edmonton Metropolitan Region

By Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2022

Creation of the Province of Alberta Marker

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1 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton — Creation of the Province of Alberta / Création de la province d'Alberta —

[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

2 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton — Fire Hall No. 6 —

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

3 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton — Low Level Bridge —

First bridge to span the North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton built 1898-1900 — — Map (db m197056) HM

4 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton — Strathcona Fire Hall Number 1 —

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

5 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton — Strathcona Public Library —

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

6 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton — The High Level Bridge — Edmonton, Alberta — Historic Civil Engineering Site/Site historique du génie civil —

[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

7 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton, North Central Edmonton — John Rowand — 1787-1854 —

[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

8 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton, Northeast Edmonton — Coal Mines of Beverly — 1899/1900 - 1925 and 1928 - 1934 —

Humberstone Coal Mine Mine No. 43. North half. Sec 7-53-23-W4, west of river and part of River Lot 40. Entrance along northeast bank of North Saskatchewan (30th Street), north of 111th Avenue and south of 115th Avenue. Recorded production . . . — — Map (db m275458) HM

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9 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton, River Valley Terwillegar — Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw Trail - Beaver Hill Road Trail —

[English] Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw Trail - Beaver Hill Road Trail Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw is a 100-km pedestrian trail connecting six municipalities through the North Saskatchewan River Valley: Parkland County, Devon, Edmonton, . . . — — Map (db m294328) HM

10 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton, Strathearn — St. Luke's Anglican Church —

The edifice of St. Luke's Anglican Church is a distinctive example of modernist church architecture. Built in 1958, in the postwar period, new construction materials and techniques ushered in novel, bold, and expressive forms of church design. St. . . . — — Map (db m289171) HM

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