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Alberta, Alberta History, Edmonton, Railway, Train Station, Trains -

Fort Edmonton was established by the Hudson's Bay Company on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River in 1795. By 1821 The Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Trading Company Joined and the Fort Flourished until the late 1860's. The Fort's decline was a result of the Hudson's Bay Company surrendering Rupart's Land. Unfortunately the Fort was dismantled in 1915 however today you can visit the complete reconstructed fort and take a ride on an old 1919 Baldwin Steam Locomotive Train around the Park.    Fur Trading Era (1795-1859) Explore Edmonton's Fur Trading History and learn about the Hudson's...

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Alberta, Alberta History, canada, Go East of Edmonton, Railway, Road Trip, Train Station, Trains, World's Largest -

Take a road trip East of Edmonton Alberta down Highway 16 to Vegreville with us to see the World's largest Pysanka or Easter Egg. On our way home we take the backroads and discover the wooden grain elevator of Bardo Alberta.    Now we are not going to sit here and give you a complete history lesson on the town of Vegreville and the remanence of Bardo but we will give you a quick run down and some cool fact's along the way.  Vegreville is a town rich in history dating back to the late 1800's; today it is known...

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Today we braved the cold weather in Alberta  plus a snow storm and headed South to Big Valley Alberta to check out the historic Round house and turn table, workshop, grain elevator and St. Edmunds Church. The Village of Big Valley Alberta is located in the county of Stettler south east of Red Deer. (64 km north of Drumheller) Big Valley was founded in 1907 however people had settled on the land long before then. If you are looking for a neat little place to visit and enjoy small towns and railways this is the place for you.  This second...

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