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 CNHS - William Roper Hull - Calgary, Alberta
N 50° 54.600 W 114° 01.260
11U E 709420 N 5644043
This plaque, in tribute to William Roper Hull, is located in the Bow Valley Ranch area of Fish Creek Provincial Park, in Calgary. Cette plaque, en hommage à William Roper Hull, est située dans Fish Creek Provincial Park, à Calgary.
Waymark Code: WMGF2C
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 02/24/2013
Views: 13
William Roper Hull (1856-1925)
Cattleman, entrepreneur, philanthropist and land developer, William Roper Hull played a prominent role in Western Canada's early economic development. In the late 1880's, Hull was the first to integrate systematically cattle raising, meat processing and retail on a large scale in Alberta. By the mid-1890's, his business empire included several ranches in the Calgary area, and extensive holdings in the city itself. Hull developed the Bow Valley Ranch into a regional showpiece, renowned for both its irrigation methods and for the social events staged at his elegant ranch house.
William Roper Hull (1856-1925)
Éleveur de bétail, entrepreneur, philanthrope, promoter immobilier, William Roper Hull apporta une contribution marquante au développement économique de l'Ouest canadien. Vers la fin des années 1880, il fut le premier à intégrer systématiquement l'élevage, la transformation de la viande et le vente au détail sur une grande échelle en Alberta. Au milieu des années 1890, son empire commercial comprenait plusiers ranchs de la region de Calgary et vastes propriétés situées dans la ville même. Hull mit en valeur le ranch Bow Valley, réputé autant pour ses méthodes d'irrigation que pour les réceptions données à son élégante maison.
Classification: National Historic Person
Province or Territory: Alberta
Location - City name/Town name: Bow Valley Ranch area of Fish Creek Provincial Park - Calgary
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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