Visitor Information Centre - Wetaskiwin, Alberta
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N 52° 58.237 W 113° 23.362
12U E 339552 N 5871673
Operated by the Chamber of Commerce you will find the Visitor Information Centre on Highway 2A through Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WM90WY
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 06/10/2010
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"The name Wetaskiwin is a Cree word meaning "the hills where peace was made".
Most of the first caucasians to settle in the Wetaskiwin area were missionaries and government agents. The first family to settle in the area was the Lucas family who ran the Peace Hills Agency farm, five miles north of the present city. It was on this farm in 1885 that Fort Ethier was built during the North West Rebellion to protect the Calgary-Edmonton trail and provide refuge for white settlers. The log block house remains standing today in its original location.
In 1890, work started on the C&E Railway (Calgary to Edmonton) and by 1891 the northern point was reached. Settlers came and a small community grew around the train station. Originally called Siding 16 (because it was the 16th stop in the line north of Calgary), the name of Wetaskiwin was adopted at the suggestion of Father Lacombe. "
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