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Historical Markers in Edmonton, Alberta

 
By Caroline Record, February 20, 2026
Amisk Wacîw Męskanaw Trail Marker
1 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton, River Valley Terwillegar — Amisk Wacîw Męskanaw Trail - Beaver Hill Road Trail —
Near Rooney Crescent Northwest west of Romaniuk Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
[English] Amisk Wacîw Męskanaw Trail - Beaver Hill Road Trail Amisk Wacîw Męskanaw is a 100-km pedestrian trail connecting six municipalities through the North Saskatchewan River Valley: Parkland County, Devon, Edmonton, . . . — — Map (db m294328) HM
2 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton, Northeast Edmonton — Coal Mines of Beverly — 1899/1900 - 1925 and 1928 - 1934 —
On 30 Street Northwest at 30 Street and 111 Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 30 Street Northwest.
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
3 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton — Creation of the Province of Alberta / Création de la province d'Alberta —
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
4 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton — Fire Hall No. 6 —
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
5 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton — The High Level Bridge — Edmonton, Alberta — Historic Civil Engineering Site/Site historique du génie civil —
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
6 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton, North Central Edmonton — John Rowand — 1787-1854 —
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
7 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton — Low Level Bridge —
On Connors Road Northwest just north of 98 Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
First bridge to span the North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton built 1898-1900 — — Map (db m197056) HM
8 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton, Strathearn — St. Luke's Anglican Church —
On 95 Avenue Northwest at 85 Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on 95 Avenue Northwest.
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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9 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton — Strathcona Fire Hall Number 1 —
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
10 ► Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Edmonton — Strathcona Public Library —
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
 
 
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Oct. 10, 2026