Regional History - 1867 to 2017 - Ponoka, Alberta
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N 52° 40.867 W 113° 35.054
12U E 325311 N 5839932
Regional History - 1867 to 2017 timeline is located in the Fort Ostell Museum in Ponoka.
Waymark Code: WMZ0QN
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 08/22/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MountainWoods
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The Fort Ostell Museum society was founded in 1967 with their first museum housed in a wood frame building. It moved to their current location in 1987. This is an interesting museum with displays divided into topics: sleigh display, nurses at PMH, creamery, original Fort Ostell, World War, early bridal dresses, and this timeline plus much more.

There is an admission of $5.00 each.

The timeline starts with the formation of Canada and shows some major events from 1867 to 2017.

1867 - Formation of Canada
1885 - Creation of Fort Ostell
1891 - Railway Arrives Siding 14
1904 - Siding 14 renamed Ponoka (Black Elk)
1905 - Formation of Alberta
1911 - Insane Asylum Built
1967 - Canada’s 100th Birthday
2004 - Ponoka’s 100th Birthday
2005 - Alberta’s 100th Birthday
2017 - Canada’s 150th Birthday


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