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Edmonton is the capital of Alberta, and is located on the North Saskatchewan River, near the geographical centre of the province. Commonly known as the "Gateway to the North," it is strategically situated on an economic divide between the highly-productive farmlands of central Alberta and a vast, resource-rich northern hinterland.
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- 1795 - Fort Edmonton built. Edmonton was established in 1795 as a Hudson’s Bay Company post.
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Map- 1873
EDMONTON, a fortified village in the North West Territories, in lat. 53° 45' N., Ion. 113° 20' W. It is built of red earth, enclosed by high pickets, ...Read MORE... 
1885 - ON THE WARPATH - The Edmonton People Panic-stricken, Many of Them Seeking Safety in Flight.
...Dispatches from Edmonton, via Calgary, received here to-day, indicate that affairs there are not on an encouraging state. The settlers are...Read MORE...
Y.M.C.A. Edmonton, Alta.
Postcard- 1910 - July 3 - Grand Trunk Pacific Railway inagurates a daily passenger service from Winnipeg to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Edmonton, Alberta.
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Main St., looking East, Edmonton, Alta.
Postcard- 1916
Edmonton, a banking town and outport of Alberta, Canada, on the Saskatchewan River and 180 miles N. of Calgary. Its vicinity is rich in coal and...Read MORE... - 1917 - St. Joseph’s Cathedral Basilica established at Edmonton
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St. Joseph’s Cathedral Basilica
10044 - 113th St., Edmonton, ALBERTA
Established 1917
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High Level Bridge, Edmonton, Alta.
Postcard- Edmonton
Edmonton, Alberta, incorporated as a city in 1904, population 932,546 (2016 c) 812,201 (2011 c). Edmonton is the capital of Alberta, and is located...Read MORE...
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Y.M.C.A. Edmonton, Alta.
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Main St., looking East, Edmonton, Alta.
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
St. Joseph’s Cathedral Basilica
10044 - 113th St., Edmonton, ALBERTA
Established 1917
Source: Google maps
Photograph
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
High Level Bridge, Edmonton, Alta.
Postcard
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1795 - Fort Edmonton built. Edmonton was established in 1795 as a Hudson’s Bay Company post.
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ abztimeln.htm
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1873
EDMONTON, a fortified village in the North West Territories, in lat. 53° 45' N., Ion. 113° 20' W. It is built of red earth, enclosed by high pickets, ... Read MORE...
1885 - ON THE WARPATH - The Edmonton People Panic-stricken, Many of Them Seeking Safety in Flight.
...Dispatches from Edmonton, via Calgary, received here to-day, indicate that affairs there are not on an encouraging state. The settlers are... Read MORE...
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1910 - July 3 - Grand Trunk Pacific Railway inagurates a daily passenger service from Winnipeg to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Edmonton, Alberta.
canadachannel.ca/ todayincanadianhistory/ index.php/ July_3
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1916
Edmonton, a banking town and outport of Alberta, Canada, on the Saskatchewan River and 180 miles N. of Calgary. Its vicinity is rich in coal and... Read MORE...
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1917 - St. Joseph’s Cathedral Basilica established at Edmonton
www.gcatholic.org
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Edmonton
Edmonton, Alberta, incorporated as a city in 1904, population 932,546 (2016 c) 812,201 (2011 c). Edmonton is the capital of Alberta, and is located... Read MORE...
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