Spitzee Crossing - High River, Alberta
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N 50° 34.798 W 113° 52.200
12U E 296816 N 5607050
Spitzee Crossing is on the backside of the vacant building at the corner of Centre Street SE and 3rd Avenue SE.
Waymark Code: WMZ5J8
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/13/2018
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”Spitzee Crossing
STEVEN JONES, 1994
Spitzee Crossing was the only accessible place to cross the Highwood River on the old Macleod Trail from Fort Macleod to Calgary. In 1886, when flood waters made the river impassable, Buck Smith built and operated a ferry. A bridge replaced the ferry in 1887.
Source: High River Murals Walking Tour
SPITZEE CROSSING
Artist: Steve Jones
1994
Before the railway reached Fort Calgary in 1883, freight was hauled from Fort Benton, U.S.A by trains traveling eight miles a day.
Sponsors:
Coldwell Banker
C.T.A.P. – Alberta Lotteries
HIGH RIVER MURAL SOCIETY
Transcribed from plaque
