On 50 Street (Provincial Highway 2A) just south of 49 Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
In 1879, it was assumed by many that the Canadian Pacific Railway would be built north-west across the prairies and pass Fort Edmonton on its way through the Yellowhead Pass. A small land rush took place about the fort, and the Edmonton Settlement . . . — — Map (db m214848) HM
On 50 Street at 51 Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 50 Street.
In 1891 the Calgary and Edmonton railway line was completed and Siding 16 was created. Later, because of a suggestion by Father Lacombe, it was named Wetaskiwin, which in Cree means "the place where peace was made." The trains that travelled . . . — — Map (db m206513) HM
On 50th Avenue at 47th Street, on the right when traveling east on 50th Avenue.
[English] Rapid settlement of western Canada after 1900 created an urgent need for new judicial facilities. The Wetaskiwin Court House was one of the initial group of public buildings constructed in Alberta after the shift from territorial to . . . — — Map (db m197022) HM
On 50th Avenue just west of 50th Street, on the right when traveling west.
The red brick building that most people know as the Old Post Office was built by the Federal Government in 1911, but it wasn't Wetaskiwin first Post Office. Until the completion of the Calgary & Edmonton Railway line in 1891, mail was delivered by . . . — — Map (db m197029) HM
On 56th Street (Provincial Highway 2A) at 50th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 56th Street.
Driving towards Wetaskiwin from any direction, the 10-storey water tower is the first visible sign of the City. Like the prairie grain elevators, water towers have long been the signature landmarks of communities. Unfortunately, most of them have . . . — — Map (db m197030) HM