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Edmonton became a city in 1904, and shortly after, with a mere 5,000 people became Alberta's capital. Edmonton gained a direct railway connection to Winnipeg with the 1905 arrival of the Canadian Northern Railway, which opened a line to Vancouver in 1915. Strathcona attained city status in 1907.
5 giorni fa · History. Archaeological evidence indicates that, for some 3,000 years before the arrival of Europeans in the 19th century, the area around what is now Edmonton, in the North Saskatchewan River valley, was the site of seasonal settlement by aboriginal hunting peoples.
- Brett Mcgillivray
It is home to Fort Edmonton Park, Canada's largest living history museum, and West Edmonton Mall, North America's largest shopping mall. Other notable attractions include the Royal Alberta Museum, the Muttart Conservatory, Alberta Legislature Building, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton Valley Zoo, Alberta Railway Museum, and many other natural and man-made attractions.
The timeline of Edmonton history is a chronology of significant events in the history of Edmonton, Alberta. Pre-European period. Indigenous peoples roamed Alberta for thousands of years, or even tens of thousands of years.
9 lug 2013 · By Edmonton’s centennial in 2004, the city was worlds away from its humble beginnings as a mercantile centre during the fur trade and the Klondike Gold Rush. What began as a town that travellers passed through has become a popular destination full of world-class attractions!
24 mar 2006 · Edmonton is located on the traditional territory of the Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy), Tsuut’ina, Stoney Nakoda, Cree and Métis peoples. The area is covered by Treaty 6, signed in 1876. ( See also First Nations in Alberta ; Reserves in Alberta .)
We’re a non-profit, charitable society with a mandate to promote and preserve the history of Edmonton and the surrounding district. We offer a number of historical and educational events and programs over the course of the year, including our Speaker Series, and the annual Historic Festival and Doors Open Edmonton.
