The Story of Swift Current
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Located at a rest stop and tourist map a description for the City of Swift Current.
Waymark Code: WMWM46
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/17/2017
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As the board reads:
The Story of Swift Current
Swift Current has a long and fascinating history. The story begins with a creek, and in turn a railroad. The creek begins in Cypress Hills and winds its way for more than a hundred miles of prairie until it empties into the South Saskatchewan River. First Nations people knew it well and camped alongside the creek bank for centuries.
The name of the creek has its own history, and over time has evolved into what we know today as Swift Current. The first known name is understood to have come from the Cree who referred to it as "kisiskâciwan". The word means "it flows swiftly".
When early fur traders found the creek on westward treks in the 1800's the named it "Riviere Au Courant", which means "Swift Current". Henri Julien artist with the North West Mountain Police expedition that arrived in 1874, referred to it as "Du Courant". Throughout our history, the area has always been known as Swift Current.
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