Deer Mound - Strathcona County, AB
N 53° 29.486 W 113° 16.449
12U E 349131 N 5929347
Historical plaque for the Deer Mound locale.
Waymark Code: WM118V1
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/08/2019
Views: 2
Deer Mound is one of the local high points of land. It was the location of a forestry tower for the Cooking Lake Forest Reserve. This was the first such forest reserve in Canada, set aside in 1892 and formally established in 1899. In 1915 the forest reserve consisted of approximately 7000 hectares, eventually becoming the Cooking Lake - Blackfoot Grazing and Provincial Recreation Area.
Type of Marker: Could be Classified as Both
Sign Age: Other
Parking: Street parking, end of cul-de-sac.
Placement agency: County of Strathcona
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