Claresholm 1902 - Claresholm, Alberta
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Claresholm 1902 is the first mural painted in Claresholm. It is located on the Petros Liquor Store at the corner of 49th Avenue W and 2nd Street W.
Waymark Code: WMPJXE
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/10/2015
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This outstanding mural covers the entire side of the building. It features a glimpse into Claresholm past with a street view in 1902, cattle roaming the prairie grasslands and a hayfield typical of its time.
Claresholm began as a railway siding. In the 1880’s the lush grasslands had drawn ranchers to the foothills to the West. Their herds of cattle roamed across the prairie as far East as the Little Bow River. With the construction of the rail line from Calgary to Macleod, ranchers were able to ship their cattle from Claresholm to markets elsewhere. The railway could also bring people here, and the siding would provide the nucleus for the town.
In response to an extensive advertising campaign by the government of Canada and the Canadian Pacific Railway, settlers began to flood into this area. Hundreds of families came here from the Northern United States, for example, North Dakota, Minnesota, Oregon and also from Eastern Canada. They came for the free homestead land, and for the opportunity to have a better life for themselves and their families. Businesses flourished, providing the services needed in the area. Claresholm grew rapidly, and was granted town status on August 31, 1905.
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