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Rochfort Trestle, AB

Rochfort Trestle The community was named after an English homesteader, Cowper Rochfort. The Canadian Northern Railroad constructed the railway and bridge in 1919. The trestle was built with a...

Rochfort Trestle The community was named after an English homesteader, Cowper Rochfort. The Canadian Northern Railroad constructed the railway and bridge in 1919. The trestle was built with a...

  • rail
  • railway
  • trestle
  • train
  • alberta
  • se-24-57-05

Canmore Provincial Building

CANMORE  PROVINCIAL BUILDING  ONE OF THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA HAS BEEN TO ENCOURAGE GROWTH ON A BALANCED BASIS ACROSS OUR PROVINCE - TO CAPITALIZE ON THE SPIRIT AND VITALITY...

CANMORE  PROVINCIAL BUILDING  ONE OF THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA HAS BEEN TO ENCOURAGE GROWTH ON A BALANCED BASIS ACROSS OUR PROVINCE - TO CAPITALIZE ON THE SPIRIT AND VITALITY...

  • balanced basis
  • decentraliza...
  • alberta

Frank Slide

HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE TRAGIC FRANK SLIDE ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 29, 1903 ~ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE ~ THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED AND MAINTAINED BYTHE BLAIRMORE LIONS...

HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE TRAGIC FRANK SLIDE ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 29, 1903 ~ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE ~ THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED AND MAINTAINED BYTHE BLAIRMORE LIONS...

  • alberta
  • frank slide
  • 1903

Gateway to a Community and a Park

Jasper Historic Rail Station.Submitted by @robertdall

Jasper Historic Rail Station.Submitted by @robertdall

  • jasper
  • alberta
  • locomotive
  • train
  • gateway
  • community

Jasper's Raven Totem Pole, 1915-2009

Submitted by @robertdall

Submitted by @robertdall

  • jasper
  • alberta
  • totem pole
  • haida gwaii

Steam Locomotive 6015

Steam Locomotive 6015 Mountain Type Class U-1-A  Built in 1923 by Canadian Locomotive Company, Kingston, Ontario Submitted by @robertdall

Steam Locomotive 6015 Mountain Type Class U-1-A  Built in 1923 by Canadian Locomotive Company, Kingston, Ontario Submitted by @robertdall

  • jasper
  • alberta
  • locomotive
  • train
  • coal
  • 1973
  • 1923

Horse Thief Canyon

Submitted by @lauxmyth

Submitted by @lauxmyth

  • horse
  • horse thief
  • thief
  • dinosaur
  • fossil
  • red deer
  • alberta
  • drumheller
  • canada

Jimmy Hammond

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF  JAMES F. "JIMMY" HAMMOND  A TRUER FRIEND A MAN NEVER HAD. MAY YOU FIND PEACE AND SERENITY IN THIS PLACE OF BEAUTY, FRIENDSHIP AND MEMORIES.  "I get by with a little...

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF  JAMES F. "JIMMY" HAMMOND  A TRUER FRIEND A MAN NEVER HAD. MAY YOU FIND PEACE AND SERENITY IN THIS PLACE OF BEAUTY, FRIENDSHIP AND MEMORIES.  "I get by with a little...

  • alberta
  • canada
  • crescent falls

The Normal Schools of Alberta

Submitted by ‏@shawnbrackett  Located at: University of Calgary, 1340 Education Tower, 2750 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada    

Submitted by ‏@shawnbrackett  Located at: University of Calgary, 1340 Education Tower, 2750 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada  

  • alberta
  • canada
  • schools

Preservation of the Plains Buffalo

This plaque commemorates the preservation of the plains bison by the Canadian government. A large proportion of plains bison currently in conservation herds are descendants of the Pablo-Allard...

This plaque commemorates the preservation of the plains bison by the Canadian government. A large proportion of plains bison currently in conservation herds are descendants of the Pablo- Allard...

  • buffalo
  • bison
  • plains bison
  • canada
  • parks canada
  • national parks
  • conservation
  • nature
  • 1940s
  • elk island
  • elk island n...
  • buffalo nati...
  • alberta
  • french
  • bilingual