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h e r i ta g e s u r v e y & p lac e s o f i nt e r e s t l i s t
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Elevator in Champion. 1914 (Glenbow Archives NA-1262-1)
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ituated on the Canadian Badlands, Vulcan County has a rich and fascinating history rooted in the area’s development as the seminal agricultural growing and shipping centre in the Canadian Prairies. With history spanning thousands of years, First Nations and later early settlers adapted to its open, rugged prairie landscape. The development of communities began in earnest with the building of rail lines through the area, buildings and settlements were slowly established. The communities in Vulcan County have a healthy stock of their historic built environment intact within County limits. Building and community histories have been well documented through previous Provincial surveys, local history books, publications, archival collections, local history blogs and oral history accounts. This project was led by the Vulcan Business Development Society (VBDS); it was VBDS that recognized the need to formally document historic resources. The VBDS has been actively documenting the local history of Vulcan County through various sources including the Vulcan County History Blog. Because of the large number of communities involved and invested in the process, and to ensure that every region was represented fairly, the VBDS decided to combine a Heritage Survey and Inventory into one concise program for 2011-2012. The initial step for any heritage program is a Heritage Survey. A Heritage Survey provides an inclusive database of information
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that identifies the historical buildings, cultural landscapes, archaeological sites, and structures in a community. The Heritage Survey serves as a baseline of information for historic sites in Vulcan County and provides the County with information on the history and value of local buildings for local historical and genealogical research. For this project, 100 sites sampled throughout Vulcan County area were added to the Heritage Survey. From this list of 100 sites, a refined list of the top tier of resources, known as a Places of Interest List was created. Twenty-one sites from the Places of Interest List were selected to add to the Heritage Inventory, which is a comprehensive listing of evaluated heritage sites. The sites
Heritage Survey
Places of Interest Heritage Inventory
Register of Historic Places C o m p o n e n t s o f a H e r i ta g e M a n a g e m e n t P r o g r a m ( M H PP)
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were evaluated using a Statement of Significance, the national standard for evaluating the heritage value of an historic site. The VBDS partnered with Vulcan County, the Town of Vulcan, and the Villages of Carmangay, Champion and Milo to meet the shared goals of the project. The following breakdown of sites were selected by the VBDS and its municipal partners prior to beginning the project 1. The VBDS recently established a Heritage Advisory Board (HAB) and under the guidance of VBDS and its municipal partners, Donald Luxton & Associates Inc. was retained to undertake the project in partnership with the VBDS staff and the HAB. Over 200 sites were assessed during the field portion of the project, 100 of which were added to the Heritage Survey. It was decided that because all the resources added at this stage represented the highest quality
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The community consultation undertaken during the Heritage Survey and Inventory project involved the efforts of the VBDS, the Heritage Advisory Board, and a large group of dedicated community volunteers. The outcome of the project clearly identified that there exists, within Vulcan County, a general public that is highly supportive of and interested in heritage conservation. Through several meetings with the HAB, two Open Houses in the Town of Vulcan, and Council presentations with Vulcan County, Town of Vulcan, Carmangay,
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Lomond and Arrowwood did not participate in this year’s Heritage Management Program
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of resources in the County, the Places of Interest List would be comprised of these 100 sites. Twenty-one sites were evaluated for the Heritage Inventory. All of the sites selected for the Heritage Survey and Inventory were selected by the consultant, Donald Luxton & Associates and vetted through the Heritage Advisory Board (HAB) and VBDS staff over several meetings throughout the project.
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introduction Volunteers of the 2011-2012 Vulcan County Heritage Project From left to right: Racille Ellis, Champion Community Representative Paul Taylor, Town of Vulcan Councillor Marjorie Weber, Vulcan and District Historical Society Cody Shearer, Vulcan Business Development Society Katie Walker, Village of Milo Councillor Richard Lamber t, Vulcan and District Historical Society Amy Rupp, Village of Champion CAO Kym Nichols, Village of Carmangay Mayor Leslie Warren, Vulcan Business Development Society William Roebuck, Kirkcaldy Community Club Liza Dawber, Vulcan County Missing: Bill Lahd, Milo Community Representative
Champion and Milo, the process has identified that Vulcan County values its historic resources as an integral component of the County’s identity, sense of community pride, and future development. The initiation of this heritage management program in Vulcan County is timely as it will ultimately help manage the pace of change for historic resources by guiding future development, fostering business development, creating awareness of heritage resources in the community, informing the tourism industry, and aid in setting goals for local heritage planning management and initiatives. The goal of Vulcan County’s Heritage Survey & Inventory is to provide the county with a comprehensive record of its heritage resources; to help the various communities in Vulcan County to recognize and become invested in their own history, and to begin the process of establishing an efficient county-wide heritage management program.
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The Heritage Survey & Inventory project has also begun to identify ways in which current initiatives could be enhanced to ensure more effective stewardship of heritage resources and how the larger community can be a part of the future of heritage conservation in Vulcan County. During the Survey and Inventory process, the County has fostered partnerships throughout the community that will celebrate Vulcan County’s rich history and heritage, assist in the future conservation of significant historic sites, and create increased value and investment in heritage.
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C a t t l e g r a z i n g o n r i d g e overlooking t h e L i t t l e B o w Va l l e y e a st o f Champion
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ulcan County is a largely rural county made up of a diverse range of small towns and villages, including the Town of Vulcan and the Villages of Arrowwood, Carmangay, Champion, Lomond, and Milo and the Hamlets of Brant, Ensign, Herronton, Kirkcaldy, Mossleigh, Queenstown, Shouldice and Travers. The county, established as a Municipal District in 1951, has a population of approximately 6900 people. The main industry in Vulcan County is agriculture, although there has been recent growth in tourism, geophysical drilling, and oil and gas. Coal, mined in the county, was an important resource in many communities in the past.
The surveys were conducted over four (4) trips consisting of three to four team members from Donald Luxton & Associates, in 3 to 4 day durations between September and November 2011.
Vulcan County has a total area of 545,000 hectares. Surveys were focused on the major villages and Town of Vulcan, as well as the small hamlets. To optimize the 2011 survey period of August to November, the survey crew utilized a number of resources to focus the survey field work portion:
One of the most important outcomes of this Survey is a ‘Places of Interest List’ (POIL). A POIL is a comprehensive list created through community feedback and research of the most significant heritage resources in a community. Through fieldwork, research, and discussions with the community and the HAB, it was decided to include all of the sites as the County’s POIL.
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Provincial Survey forms from 1970s and 1980s; Community Open Houses – Two meetings in the Town of Vulcan to collect information on sites in a particular area; Key sites identified by the Heritage Advisory Board; Key sites identified by community members.
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Over 200 sites were surveyed during the two-month survey process, with additional sites added by members of the public and the HAB until December 2011. Of the over 200 sites, 100 were added to Vulcan County’s Heritage Survey. The remainder were recorded for a future survey project or were not included due to demolition, major alterations or inability to locate due to poor locational data. The 100 sites are summarized in detail in Appendix A.
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he Heritage Survey involved the time, dedication, and effort of many different participants throughout the project. The project was completed with the assistance of the Province of Alberta’s Municipal Heritage Partnership Program (MHPP). MHPP was designed to assist municipalities manage their historic places from initial identification, through to evaluation and management. Support from the MHPP, for identification and protection of local historic places, consists primarily of cost-shared funding, guidance and capacity-building tools. This program was designed to help municipalities manage their historic places by providing opportunities for municipalities to access funding assistance, expertise and networks that will help them to establish or maintain a municipal heritage management program. The MHPP is part of a larger culture of conservation being fostered across the country through the National Historic Places Initiative. Since 1999, a pan-Canadian heritage program has been in development to help conserve the historic places of Canada. The provinces and territories of Canada, in collaboration with the federal government, have created a program to recognize and manage Canada’s historic resources. A national heritage register has now been established, The Canadian Register of Historic Places, which is available online at www.historicplaces.ca. Sites added to a community Heritage Inventory are added to this rapidly growing database of Canada’s key historic resources.
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Vulcan County gratefully acknowledges the contribution of MHPP for undertaking this project
To carry out the work of community consultation, survey coordination, site documentation, and presentation, the Prairie Branch of Donald Luxton & Associates Inc. were retained. Throughout the Heritage Survey and Inventory, the public was invited to participate in the two Open Houses (October 19 and December 6) in the Town of Vulcan or speak directly to VBDS or the consultant. The open houses were an important source of historical information and helped identify key historic sites in each of the areas within Vulcan County. The Open Houses garnered 8 and 10 participants, respectively for each meeting. A summary of meeting participants is available in Appendix B. The consultant worked primarily with Vulcan Business Development Society, consisting of Leslie Warren, Economic Development Officer and Cody Shearer, Economic Development Assistant, as well, Cassie Reece, Administrative Assistant, also provided assistance. Rick Mah, Director of Corporate Services and Liza Dawber, Vulcan County Grants Specialist also assisted during the process. The
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consultant also worked closely with the Heritage Advisory Board (HAB), an advisory board to the VBDS on matters related to historic resources in Vulcan County. The HAB, consisting of 11 members, participated in regular Heritage Advisory Board meetings with the consultant and reviewed and commented on deliverables throughout the project. The meetings dates for this project are summarized below. Each meeting, (attended by approximately 11 HAB members), was approximately 3 hours for a total of approximately 132 hours of volunteer time for this project. This estimate does not include time spent at or in Open Houses, reviewing drafts and consultation / interviews with the consultant:
Johnston Farm, Vulcan County, 1909 (Glenbow Archives NA-748- 62)
August 23 October 19 November 9 December 6 The consultant also worked with the HAB to develop the Thematic Framework for Vulcan County. This framework identifies major movements or developments that lead to the breadth of historic resources visible in the Vulcan County community up to the present time. The Thematic Framework and Community Context Community Paper is summarized in the Heritage Inventory Report submitted as part of Year 1 of this project. The Heritage Elm in Milo
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The Miller Residence, northeast of Carmangay. 1921 (Library and Archives Canada PA- 018464)
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CARmANGAY Carmangay is the oldest municipality in Vulcan County. C.W. Carman bought 1500 acres along the Little Bow River in 1904 to start one of the largest wheat farms in Alberta. He made a deal with the CPR and gave them half interest in the land to be used as a townsite. Carman was married to Gertrude Gay, and it was a combination of their surnames that created the town’s name. The post office was established for Carmangay in 1907. Surveyed town lots were sold by auction in 1909 – many to speculators from the east and the U.S. The Grange Hotel, the largest building in town and which still stands, was built by Peter McNaughton in 1909. Like many of the small towns in Vulcan County, Carmangay had to be moved when the railway tracks ended up being laid too far east from the town. Buildings were moved from the original town site to the east side of the railway right-ofway. The railway chose this spot for its siding because the narrowing of the Little Bow Valley – perfect to construct the substantial bridge that was necessary for crossing the waterway. The large bridge was originally built of wood in 1911,
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and was rather famous for its size – one of the longest for its height in the country – but was changed to steel in 1928. This engineering feat still stands today. At one time the towns had seven grain elevators. In 1911, with the town only hosting three elevators, one and a half million bushels of grain were shipped from Carmangay. As with most western towns, the period of 19091911 saw massive settlement and population boom. By 1911, the town had over 400 people and at the height of its population there were 700 people in the community. But by the 1930s, Carmangay’s population began to diminish. Telephones were brought to the town in 1914. For a while the town had its own electric light plant on the river, but later electricity was provided by Calgary. In 1920 a huge fire destroyed the Bank of Hamilton, Miller’s Pool Hall & Bowling Alley, Collier’s Harness Shop and two restaurants. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited in May, 1939. The Carmangay Sun printed its last paper in 1940. As of the last municipal census (2007-2010) there are 273 people living in Carmangay.
Carmangay, looking north up Grand Avenue in the 1910’s (Prairie Postcards. Peel’s Prairie Provinces PC003246)
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carmangay jail
1910 Carmangay 511 Grand Ave. 570X;9;5 SW;32;13;23;W4 HS# 18102
crown lumber office
1912 Carmangay 111 Carman St. 570X;4;20 SW;32;13;23;W4 HS# 23355
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VULCAN COUNTY Wentworth Residence
1910 Carmangay 312 Grand Ave. 570X;2;14-16 SW;32;13;23;W4 HS# 26599
emmanuel anglican church
1910 Carmangay 3103AB;36;36 SW;32;13;23;W4 HS# 23205
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grange hotel
1909 Carmangay 102 Carman St. 570X;3;10 SW;32;13;23;W4 HS# 25885
little bow auto sales
c.1922 / 1949 Carmangay 111 Carman St. 570X;4;2 SW;32;13;23;W4 HS# 21541
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VULCAN COUNTY manse
1910 Carmangay 128 Alta Vista Blvd. 3103AB;35;17-20 SW;32;13;23;W4 HS# 104423
residence
1916 Carmangay 217 Elmore St. 570X;8;28-31 SW;32;13;23;W4 HS# 104424
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Methodist Church Manse
1912 Carmangay 310 Whitney St. 570X;13;3,4 SE;32;13;23;W4 HS# 19164
Methodist Church
1910 Carmangay 304 Whitney St. 570X;13;2 SE;32;13;23;W4 HS# 16838
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VULCAN COUNTY united gain growers Agent residence
1917 Carmangay 404 Grand Ave. 570X;3;19,20 SW;32;13;23;W4 HS# 25917
Volunteer fire brigade building
1912 Carmangay 570X;9;4 SW;32;13;23;W4 HS# 19104
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CHAMPION Champion was originally known as Cleverville, named after founder Martin Clever, a local homesteader. The Cleverville Post office was established in 1907; but changed its name to Champion in 1910. That year was the same year the railway came to the area and the town both moved to be near the rails and changed its name to Champion. The Champion Chronicle, a weekly newspaper, began production in 1918 or 1919 and stopped printing in 1940. Street lights were installed in Champion in 1927. In 1991, the Movie “Leaving Normal� was filmed in Champion.
Aerial view of Champion (Unknown Source)
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VULCAN COUNTY AGT agency
1918 Champion 995AG;7;30,31 SE;7;15;23;W4 HS# 16219
bank of commerce
1911 Champion 135 Main St. 6995AG;2;22 SE;7;15;23;W4 HS# 22540 & 32357
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bank of hamilton
1910 Champion 132 Main St. 6995AG;3;23 SE;7;15;23;W4 HS# 28755
bouzyan residence
c.1910s Champion 329 5th Ave. 2739AF;3;8 NE;7;15;23;W4 HS# 15700 & 26958
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VULCAN COUNTY champion cemetery
1918 Champion NE;6;15;23;W4 HS# 48061
champion school bell
1913 Champion 6995AG;7;32 SE;7;15;23;W4 HS# 18132
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drug store
1914 Champion 118 Main St. 6995AG;3;31 SE;7;15;23;W4 HS# 17493 & 23698
MARK’S Store
1913 Champion 112 Main St. 6995AG;3;33 SE;7;15;23;W4 HS# 23893
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VULCAN COUNTY Garrard School
1920 Champion 100 2nd St. S 6995AG;3;25 SE;7;15;23;W4 HS# 26696
mclean residence
1910 Champion 109 5th Ave. N 2739AF;1;1,2 NE;7;15;23;W4 HS# 31269
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post office
1915 Champion 116 Main St. 6995AG;3;32 SE;7;15;23;W4 HS# 25305 & 31817
savoy hotel
1911 Champion 104 Main St. 6995AG;3;1-3 SE;7;15;23;W4 HS# 28906
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MiLo Milo is the closest community in Vulcan County to Blackfoot Crossing, a designated National Heritage Site which was the location of the signing of Treaty 7. There are numerous tipi rings in the area and a strong First Nations presence prior to the arrival of non-First Nations. The Milo Post Office was established March 16, 1908, and was run out of the home of Milo Munroe who lived “down the road a stretch” from where the town of Old Milo was to be built. In 1909, the Aasgards had a store built at the Old Milo site – the true beginnings of the town of Milo. After that, other businesses opened: a garage, barber shop, insurance agency, blacksmith shop, Bank of Hamilton, pool hall, ice cream shop, meat market and telephone business. Like so many of the small towns in this area, Milo moved to the rail side when the C.P.R. came through in 1924. The village was incorporated in 1931 and celebrated 75 years in 2006. The town had two cafes (one owned by two
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Chinese brothers), two hardware stores, two grocery stores, a butcher shop, a Beaver Lumber yard, two garages, a saddlery shop, and a Chinese Laundry. The original Bank of Nova Scotia was built by Harry Deitz in 1912, but has since been renovated. The bank was robbed in 1980, and was filmed for a Scotiabank commercial in 1988. Lake McGregor (named after J.D. McGregor, a prominent stockholder in the Grand Forks Cattle Company and the man who had the idea of a large-scale irrigation system), is a large recreational attraction in the Milo area and was created for the purpose of providing irrigation water to surrounding areas. The reservoir was constructed between 1909 and 1918, with water not reaching the south dam until 1920. Many obstacles stalled construction, but eventually dams and flumes allowed irrigation of thousands of acres of land. A community hall was built in 1985 and the curling rink expanded in 1998. The last train through Milo was in April, 2003 and the rails were removed from the town at that time.
Street in Milo. 1928 (Glenbow Archives NA-1367-58)
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Unknown Year Milo 112 1st St. N 3890EE;;8,9 NW;31;18;21;W4 HS# 104425
residence
Unknown Year Milo 201 Centre St. 344DQ;4;2 NW;31;18;21;W4 HS# 104426
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VULCAN COUNTY residence
c.1915 Milo 208 Centre St. 344DQ;3;3 NW;31;18;21;W4 HS# 104427
AGT Building
c.1920 Milo 2930DM;1;19 NW;31;18;21;W4 HS# 104428
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bank of nova scotia
1912 Milo 200 Centre St. 344DQ;3; NW;31;18;21;W4 HS# 36883
service station
1909 / 1938 Milo 116 Railway Ave. 2930DM;1;1-3 NW;31;18;21;W4 HS# 104429
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VULCAN COUNTY regal distributors Oil Warehouse
c.1931 Milo 0610334;1;2 NE;31;18;21;W4 HS# 63228
heritage tree
Post 1927 Milo NW;31;18;21;W4 HS# 104430
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milo hotel
1926 Milo 131 Centre St. 2930DM;1;21,22 NW;31;18;21;W4 HS# 104431
Post office
1909 Milo 126 Centre St. 2930DM;2;19 NW;31;18;21;W4 HS# 104432
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VULCAN COUNTY Willard School
1929 Milo 108 Centre St. 2930DM;2;28 NW;31;18;21;W4 HS# 104433
L.H. Phillips & Sons Hardware Store
1925 Milo 110/112 Centre St. 2930DM;2;25-27 NW;31;18;21;W4 HS# 104434
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VULcAN The Town of Vulcan was settled beginning in the 1900s with the high agricultural potential in the area. Named after the God of Fire, the town was surveyed in 1910 by a surveyor who was fascinated with the community’s positioning at the highest elevation point in the area. The Town of Vulcan was a primary shipping point for grain in southern Alberta for many years and was known as having the largest capacity for grain storage in Canada. Vulcan’s ‘Nine in Line’ featured nine grain elevators along the train tracks east of town.
Aerial view of Vulcan in 1912 (Glenbow Archives NA-748-3)
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VULCAN COUNTY Vulcan advocate building
1917 Vulcan 211 Centre St. 7000AG;6;27 SE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 27880
bank of hamilton
1912-1913 Vulcan 102 2nd Ave. N 7000AG;2;22 SE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 30501
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grant residence
1911 Vulcan 325 Centre St. 4030AM;11;22 SE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 29016
Brunswick School & AGT Agency
c.1919 / 1917 Vulcan 232 Centre St. 7000AG;7;15;16 SE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 104435 & 20177
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VULCAN COUNTY king residence
1920 Vulcan 522 1st St. S 5163CC;29;5,6 SW;5;17;24;W4 HS# 104436
royal canadian legion
1928 Vulcan 115 2nd Ave. S 7000AG;6;1-4 SE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 47894
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nurses residence
1927 Vulcan 611 2nd Ave. S 5677GQ;7 SE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 48011
post office
1930 Vulcan 110 2nd Ave. S 7000AG;3;22 SE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 47809
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VULCAN COUNTY loiselle residence
Unknown Year Vulcan 229 1st St. S 7000AG;5;17,18 SE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 104437
hoskyn residence
Unknown Year Vulcan 311 1st ST. S 4030AM;12;28,29 SE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 104438
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simpson sears Building
1913 Vulcan 131 Centre St. 7000AG;3;31,32 SE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 25219
st. aldhelm’s Anglican church
1919 Vulcan 302 Centre St. 4030AM;10;1,2 SE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 25617
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VULCAN COUNTY imperial hotel
1912 Vulcan 208 Centre St. 7000AG;7;1-4 SE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 27491
Ladies community Society rest room
c.1926 Vulcan 208 2nd Ave. N 7000AG;1;19-22 NE;5;17;24;W4 HS# 48009
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Miller Residence
1916-1917 Carmangay Area 140003 Rge. Rd. 234 SW;4;14;23;W4 HS# 48046
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VULCAN COUNTY carmangay cemetery
1910 Carmangay Area SW;31;13;23;W4 HS# 48044
cpr railway trestle
1910-1911 Carmangay Area RY304 SW;5;14;23;W4 HS# 104441
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Alder farm complex
Unknown Year Carmangay Area 141040 Hwy. 23 1110833;1;1 SE;12;14;24;W4 HS# 104442
tipi rings
200 - 1700 AD Carmangay Area 140010 Hwy. 23 8320HX;OT HS# 104443
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VULCAN COUNTY bowville cemetery
1909 Carmangay Area NE;13;13;22;W4 HS# 46212
Greene residence
c.1917 Carmangay Area 134070 Rge. Rd. 220 0613035;1;1 NE;25;13;22;W4 HS# 104465
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Barn
1918 Carmangay Area 222012 Twp. Rd. 132 SE;15;13;22;W4 HS# 104468
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alston cemetery
1911 Champion Area SW;29;15;25;W4 HS# 94207
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alston hall
1923 Champion Area 254040 Twp. Rd. 154 SE;29;15;25;W4 HS# 104444
fireguard road
1910s Champion Area Twp. Rd. 150 HS# 104445
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VULCAN COUNTY Jopling residence
c.1918 Champion Area 145009 Rge. Rd. 234 SW;33;14;23;W4 HS# 48049
silverstone ranch
c.1910s Champion Area 253077 Twp. Rd. 154 NW;21;15;25;W4 HS# 104446
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beingessner barn
1916 Champion Area 151026 Hwy. 529 SE;8;15;25;W4 HS# 104447
smith ranch
1914 / 1918 Champion Area 225001 Twp. Rd. 144A 0512899;1;2 NW;29;14;22;W4 HS# 104463
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James E. burke farm
1915-1918 Milo Area 211004 Twp. Rd. 192 SE;14;19;21;W4 HS# 36878
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Mcgregor lake reservoir north dam
1909-1918 Milo Area IRR186 NE;35;18;22;W4 NW;36;18;22;W4 HS# 104450
Long Elevator
1916 Milo Area 193033 Rge. Rd. 203 SW;20;19;20;W4 HS# 104455
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VULCAN COUNTY Ivers farm
1928 / 1954 Milo Area 190061 Rge. Rd. 214 NW;4;19;21;W4 HS# 104456
Liberty school
1909 Milo Area SW;29;19;20;W4 HS# 104457
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CPR DEMONSTRATION FARM
1912 Vulcan Area NE;33;16;24;W4 HS# 104472
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VULCAN COUNTY Jacobson residence
1910 Vulcan Area 172011 Hwy. 23 9110049;;1 SW;16;17;24;W4 HS# 104473
love residence
1917 Vulcan Area 181048 Hwy. 23 NE;8;18;24;W4 HS# 104474
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RCAF Station Vulcan
1941-1942 Vulcan Area 161057 Rge. Rd. 253 7910078;1-3 NW;10;16;25;W4 HS# 104475
berrywater School & Hall
1910 Vulcan Area 232034 Twp. Rd. 182 SE;15;18;23;W4 HS# 104458
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VULCAN COUNTY hearnleigh post office
c.1908 Vulcan Area 235036 Twp. Rd. 182 SE;18;18;23;W4 HS# 104459
reid hill cemetery
1895 Vulcan Area NE;36;16;23;W4 HS# 104460
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ANASTASiA Anastasia, approximately 10km east of Arrowwood, was the railroad siding near a small Doukhobor colony established in 1926. The colony was called “The Lordly Christian Commune of Universal Brotherhood”. The siding and community was named after Miss Anastasia Holoboff, who brought a group of approximately 26 families (160 people) to the locale as a splinter group from the Brilliant, British Columbia Doukhobor settlement. The Depression seems to have caused the colony to fail – people started to drift away and in 1943 the school was closed. Most of the houses were sold and moved. Anastasia Holoboff moved to Calgary where she lived until her death in 1965.
anastasia barn
1927 Anastasia SE;30;20;22;W4 HS# 104458
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ARmADA The Armada post office was established in 1915 with E.E. Saunders as the postmaster. It remained in operation until 1959.
Armada, circa 1923 (Glenbow Archives NA-1308-34)
residence
1919 Armada 171032 Rge. Rd. 210 SE;12;17;21;W4 HS# 29277
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ARmADA AREA
Magnuson Farm
Unknown Year Armada Area 173014 Rge. Rd. 203 SE;21;17;20;W4 HS# 104464
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BRANT In 1904, the town of Brant was founded by E.E. Thompson and located on E. 27-18-26-W4, but when the railway was built in 1910, most of the town’s buildings were moved to S.E. ¼ 16-18-26W4. The town was named after the Brant geese that were plentiful in the area that season. In the early years of “Old Brant”, the community grew rapidly. The town’s businesses were comprised of the Bank of Hamilton, the Temperance Hotel, Bertrand and Mooney Hardware, a pool hall, a blacksmith shop, a tin shop, a doctor’s office, a livery stable, a real estate office, a butcher shop, a school, and a post office (established in 1905). When the railway came in 1910-11, the hardware store, pool hall, tin shop, doctor’s office, and several homes were moved to Blackie; the remaining buildings were moved to the new Brant townsite. After moving to its new location, Brant registered as a town in 1911. The railway built a depot in Brant shortly after the line was laid with the first train coming through in 1911 and mail being delivered by train after January 1, 1912.
Commercial structures in Brant in the 1910’s (Glenbow Archives NA-2685 -100)
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The Brant Post Office building was constructed in 1914. [Of interest to note: the first mail deliveries to Vulcan came from the postmaster at Brant.] The Post Office building has since been moved to Heritage Park in Calgary where it serves as the dentist’s office. Fires happened regularly in small prairie towns, and Brant was no exception. Fires destroyed several buildings in 1913 and 1914. Boom times for Brant, as for many towns, were the 1920s. Like many Alberta railway towns, the grain elevators and the stockyards were iconic, intrinsic entities in the town. For decades the grain elevators identified the community to anyone seeing them on the horizon. Where there were once 5 grain elevators, there now only one remains. The original Emerson School building (built presumably between 1904 and 1910) was moved into New Brant to be used as a church. It is still used as a church today. The Sharon School No. 1065, built in 1904, was moved and added to the church in the early 1950s. These two buildings are probably the oldest ‘public buildings’ in the county of Vulcan.
grain elevator
1939 Brant 6985AG;RLY;18 SE;16;18;26;W4 HS# 70224
Prater residence
1914 Brant 212 Roberts St. 6985AG;6;17-22 SE;16;18;26;W4 HS# 104440
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ENSiGN Named in 1909 after the Canadian Flag: “the Red Ensign”. For many years Ensign had a store and post office. The store, first built in 1911, took on various forms and owners, and burned down twice in its history before being closed in 1968. The post office was also established in 1911, in conjunction with the store. In the 1930s the community focused around the store, the water pump, the railway station, the grain elevators, the garage, blacksmith shop and school. For a short time a small store and post office operated out of an old garage, but this operation shut
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down presumably sometime in the early 1970s. The post office, having served the community for 74 years, was relocated to a residence after the store was closed in 1986. During World War II an airport was constructed near Ensign – presumably for training specific to the war effort. Two hangars were built as well as facilities to accommodate 250 airmen, but the main use of the airport was for landing and takeoff practice for pilots from the Vulcan RCAF Station. There is no mention as to how long the airport was in use.
1946 panoromas of Ensign (Glenbow Archives NA-2685 -103 / NA-2685 -104)
ensign train station
c.1910 Ensgin 313 Railway Ave. 7271AG;2;1-5 SW;31;17;25;W4 HS# 3812
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HERRoNToN The Herronton post office was first established in 1912 and was in operation until 1927. It then was re-established in 1931 and continued in operation until 1968.
herronton community hall
1931 Herronton 108 Main St. 494EG;1;19,20 NW;20;19;25;W4 HS# 104471
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KiRkcALDY Kirkcaldy is a Hamlet located 6.4km south of Vulcan and 12.9km northwest of Champion. Because of its proximity to these larger communities, Kirkcaldy never grew to any significant size and for most of its existence has had a population of between 20 and 50 people. Kirkcaldy was named after Kirkcaldy, Forth, Scotland – a name for that locality which meant “church in the harbour of refuge”. The town was established in 1911 when the railway went through, although it is not clear whether there was
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any community at this location prior to the railway or whether it built up around the railway station. The post office was established in 1915 and remained operating until 1970. A school was opened in the hamlet in 1925, but later children were bussed to schools in Vulcan or Champion. The small community was home to several businesses over the years, with the Mallory and Carnegie General Store lasting the longest.
1958 aerial view of Kirkcaldy (Glenbow Archives NA-2685 -105)
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Kirkcaldy store
1915 Kirkcaldy 420 Railway Ave. 7272AG;3;1,2 NE;9;16;24;W4 HS# 104448
Community hall, school, & Church
1920 Kirkcaldy 520 Railway Ave. 7272AG;2;1-4 NE;9;16;24;W4 HS# 104449
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KiRkcALDY AREA
Walker farm complex
c.1908 Kirkcaldy Area NW;17;16;22;W4 HS# 104469
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LOMOND AREA
dry ditch
1913-1918 Lomond Area IRR158/IRR164/IRR361 HS# 104461
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VULCAN COUNTY fairview ranch
1913-1916 Lomond Area 205074 Twp. Rd. 160 0310366;1;1 SW;6;16;20;W4 HS# 104462
guess ranch
c.1917 Lomond Area NW;2;15;21;W4 HS# 45933
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sokvitne barn
1931-1933 Lomond Area 160075 Rge. Rd. 212 NW;2;16;21;W4 HS# 104466
wogsberg farm
1910 / 1928 Lomond Area 154084B Rge. Rd. 202 NE;27;15;20;W4 HS# 104467
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MoSSLEiGh The name Mossleigh has been in use for the area since 1904 and was called such after the Moss family. Joseph Higginbotham Saxon Moss moved to the area in 1901 and began raising cattle and horses. The name Mossleigh is a combination of the Moss last name and Joseph’s mother’s last name, Leigh. The community remained very small with just a school, post office and store. The C.P.R. came through the Mossleigh area in 1929/30 and it was at that time that the town began to expand. Several businesses were built, including: Segal’s Store, Troy’s Hardware, a butcher shop, Revelstoke Sawmill, a boarding
sunset valley school
1915 Mossleigh 329 Centre St. 0413401;4;9 SW;30;20;24;W4 HS# 104451
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house, service station, hotel, dray business, café, grocery, barber shop, Mossleigh Motors and a blacksmith shop. Four grain elevators would eventually mark the skyline. The Arrowwood Bank of Nova Scotia had a subbranch in Mossleigh from 1929-1932. The hotel was moved from Shouldice to Mossleigh in 1930 when the railroad extended beyond Arrowwood. The Mossleigh post office was first established in 1906, but was closed in 1918. The Post Office was re-established in 1930 with the coming of the railroad and continues in operation today. In 1949 a new curling and skating rink was built. Power came to the community in 1952, and water in 1963. Ten fires hit the town before 1982.
elevator row
1930 Mossleigh 29/133/117 Railway Ave. RW321;RLY;20 SW;30;20;24;W4 HS# 63398
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PEAcock SiDiNG No information is available aside from its location south of Carmangay. There was no post office, and it is not included in the Carmangay history. There appear to be a few buildings left in the area.
Peacock train station
1928 Peacock Siding SE;16;13;23;W4 HS# 37539
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QUEENSToWN The first settler in the Snake Valley was Captain Dawson who established a ranch and colonization company there in 1887. Dawson arrived at his property in 1888 and named the area Queenstown after his native city in Ireland. The ranch was taken over by the Circle Ranch in 1890. At one time the ranch ran over 30,000 head of cattle between the Bow River and Macleod. The Queenstown school was built in 1907 and the post office established in 1908. Like many prairie towns, this community was moved in 1925 after the railway extended from Lomond in 1924. Between the 1910s and 1924, a Doukobhor village, named Krasivaya Dolina was located near Queenstown. In 1917, the Queenstown area was chosen for the establishment of a Greater Production Farm. It appears that this farm only lasted for one season. The Bank of Nova Scotia as established in Queenstown in 1926, but it did
not stay in business very long. The New Dale Hutterite Colony, located to the northeast of Queenstown, was established in 1948. For a short period, Queenstown boomed, but by the depression many businesses had failed. The Second World War re-energized the town, but this was not to last. When the County of Vulcan was formed in 1951, a new consolidated school was built in Milo and the one in Queenstown was closed. After that, businesses drifted to Milo and Queenstown gradually faded. In 1960, with fear of buildings becoming a hazard, the County demolished many of the abandoned business. As of 1998, the only public building left in Queenstown was the Community Hall.
queenstown garage
c.1920’s Queenstown 7780DL;2;17,18 NE;26;19;22;W4 HS# 104452
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c.1920’s Queenstown 120 1st St. N 7780DL;3;5 NE;26;19;22;W4 HS# 104454
Queenstown community Hall
1918 Queenstown 320 Railway Ave. 7780DL;4;1 SE;26;19;22;W4 HS# 104453
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TRAvERS The post office was established in 1909 and closed in 1966.
Snake Valley School
1919 Travers 927AY;4;4 NE;9;15;19;W4 HS# 104470
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TRAvERS AREA
travers cemetery
1916 Travers Area 4432BK NE;21;15;19;W4 HS# 45462
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future recommendations
RECOMMENDATION
ACTION BY
FUNDING
Continue with subsequent phases of the Vulcan County Heritage Management Program including a second year of the Heritage Survey and Inventory.
Heritage Consultant with support from Heritage Advisory Board and VBDS Staff
Municipal Heritage Partnership Program (Heritage Inventory funding 50/50 cost sharing)
Explore high tech tourism opportunities (GPS, phone apps, QR Codes) developed from POIL and Invenotry (i.e. Tour of Heritage Inventory sites, historic barn tour, agricultural tour, school and cemetery tour)
VBDS Staff and Heritage Advisory Board (component of Heritage Management Planning)
Municipal Heritage Partnership Program (Management Plan funding – 50/50 cost sharing)
Work with Vulcan County to integrate heritage program into future planning initiatives including integration into county mapping
Vulcan County and VBDS Staff
Staff Time
Continue process to expand networks between communities that have established heritage management programs to work towards more regionally based cultural tourism and granting initiatives (i.e. tours that partner with Calgary Stampede, Calgary Tourism, and surrounding communities for a common goal)
VBDS Staff and Heritage Advisory Board (with local museums and historical associations)
Heritage Awareness funding through the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation (up to $5000 per project)
Explore Heritage Management Plan to expand for management of historic resources once Heritage Inventory is complete (including draft designation by-law)
VBDS Staff and Heritage Advisory Board (with Heritage Consultant)
Municipal Heritage Partnership Program (cost sharing opportunities)
Explore funding options for restoration of key resources in Vulcan County
VBDS Staff and Heritage Advisory Board
Funding available through Alberta Historical Resources Foundation; private sponsorship
Explore options for updating local history publications in Vulcan County
Local communities with VBDS Staff and Heritage Advisory Board
Heritage Publication program through Alberta Historical Resources Foundation ($5000 for books, $3000 for brochures)
Explore future opportunities for interpretive program or signage programs to identify key sites on POIL and Heritage Inventory throughout Vulcan County
VBDS Staff with Heritage Advisory Board (can also be part of Heritage Management Program)
Heritage Awareness program through Alberta Historical Resources Foundation ($5000)
Continue to update and engage community with Vulcan County’s local history blog
VBDS Staff
Staff Time
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68 132 Main St. 329 5th Ave. -‐
-‐ 118 Main St. 112 Main St. 100 2nd St. S 109 5th Ave. N 116 Main St. 104 Main St. 112 1st St. N 201 Centre St. 208 Centre St.
16 Bouzyan Residence
17 Champion Cemetery
18 Champion School Bell 19 Drug Store
20 Mark's Store
21 Garrard School 22 McLean Residence
23 Post Office
24 Savoy Hotel
25 Residence
26 Residence
27 Residence
Milo
Milo
Milo
Champion
Champion
Champion Champion
Champion
Champion Champion
Champion
Champion
Champion
Champion
15 Bank of Commerce
Carmangay
135 Main St.
310 Whitney St.
Carmangay
14 Bank of Hamilton
Methodist Church Manse
9
217 Elmore St.
Carmangay
Carmangay Champion
Residence
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128 Alta Vista Blvd.
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12 Volunteer Fire Brigade Building 13 AGT Agency
Little Bow Auto Sales
6
102 Carman St.
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Carmangay
Grange Hotel
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11 United Grain Growers Agent Residence 404 Grand Ave.
Emmanuel Anglican Church
4
511 Grand Ave. 111 Carman St.
Carmangay
COMMUNITY
Carmangay
Carmangay Jail Crown Lumber Office
2 3
312 Grand Ave.
ADDRESS
304 Whitney St.
Wentworth Residence
1
10 Methodist Church
Site Name
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50.56931 -‐112.88356
50.56944 -‐112.88339
50.57022 -‐112.88381
50.24022 -‐113.15011
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50.24033 -‐113.14853 50.24461 -‐113.15300
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50.12533 -‐113.10972
50.12531 -‐113.10956
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50.12742 -‐113.11272 50.12697 -‐113.11333
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18132 17493 & 23698 23893
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HS # Settling the Dryland Prairies Law & Protection Natural Resource Development Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County Settling the Dryland Prairies Natural Resource Development Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County Settling the Dryland Prairies Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County Ranching & Farming in Vulcan County Law & Protection Connection to Communities Settling the Dryland Prairies Settling the Dryland Prairies Settling the Dryland Prairies Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County Network of Education Settling the Dryland Prairies Settling the Dryland Prairies Network of Education Settling the Dryland Prairies Connection to Communities Settling the Dryland Prairies Settling the Dryland Prairies Settling the Dryland Prairies Settling the Dryland Prairies
THEME
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
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Private
Village Private
Village
Private
Private
Private
Village Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
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Private
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OWNERSHIP
c.1915
Unknown
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1920 1910
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1918
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1911
1910
1912 1918
1917
1910
1912
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1910
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DATE
VULCAN COUNTY HERITAGE SURVEY & INVENTORY 2012
FINAL REPORT
JULY 2012 325 Centre St.
232 Centre St. 522 1st St. S 115 2nd Ave. S
611 2nd Ave. S 110 2nd Ave. S 229 1st St. S
311 1st St. S 131 Centre St.
302 Centre St.
208 Centre St.
39 Grant Residence
40 Brunswick School & AGT Agency
41 King Residence
42 Royal Canadian Legion
43 Nurses Residence 44 Post Office
45 Loiselle Residence
46 Hoskyn Residence
47 Simpson Sears Building
48 St. Aldhelm's Anglican Church
49 Imperial Hotel
Vulcan
Vulcan
Vulcan
Vulcan
Vulcan
Vulcan Vulcan
Vulcan
Vulcan
Vulcan
Vulcan
Vulcan
7000AG
4030AM
7000AG
4030AM
7000AG
5677GQ 7000AG
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5163CC
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102 2nd Ave. N
38 Bank of Hamilton
Vulcan
2930DM 2930DM
53 CPR Railway Trestle
211 Centre St.
37 Vulcan Advocate Building
Milo Milo
2930DM
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2930DM
344DQ
LEGAL Plan 2930DM
Vulcan 7000AG Carmangay Area -‐ Carmangay Area -‐
108 Centre St. 110/112 Centre St.
35 Willard School 36 L.H. Phillips & Sons Hardware Store
Milo
Milo
Milo
Milo
Milo
Milo
Milo
COMMUNITY
50 Vulcan Ladies Community Society Rest 208 2nd Ave. N 51 Miller Residence 140003 Rge. Rd. 234 52 Carmangay Cemetery -‐
126 Centre St.
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32 Heritage Elm Tree
34 Post Office
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31 Regal Distributors Oil Warehouse
131 Centre St.
116 Railway Ave.
30 Service Station
33 Milo Hotel
200 Centre St.
29 Bank of Nova Scotia
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28 AGT Building
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THEME
Connection to Communities 36883 Settling the Dryland Prairies 104429 Natural Resource Development 63228 Natural Resource Development 104430 Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County 104431 Settling the Dryland Prairies 104432 Connection to Communities 104433 Network of Education 104434 Settling the Dryland Prairies 27880 Connection to Communities 30501 Settling the Dryland Prairies 29016 Imported Architecture & Local Trades 20177 & Connection to 104435 Communities 104436 Settling the Dryland Prairies 47894 Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County 48011 Health & Welfare 47809 Connection to Communities 104437 Imported Architecture & Local Trades 104438 Settling the Dryland Prairies 25219 Prairie Ingenuity: Technology & Engineering 25617 Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County 27491 Settling the Dryland Prairies 48009 Settling the Dryland 48046 Settling the Dryland 48044 Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County 104441 Prairie Ingenuity: Technology & Engineering
104428
HS #
CPR
Private Private Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
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Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
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Private
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OWNERSHIP
1910
c.1926 1916-‐17 1910
1912
1919
1913
Unknown
Unknown
1927 1930
1928
1920
c.1919 / 1917
1911
1912-‐13
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1926
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DATE
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145009 Rge. Rd. 234
253077 Twp. Rd. 154 151026 Hwy. 529 225001 Twp. Rd. 144A Champion Area 211004 Twp. Rd. 192 -‐
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181048 Hwy. 23
161057 Rge. Rd. 253 232034 Twp. Rd. 182
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56 Bowville Cemetery
57 Greene Residence
58 Barn
59 Alston Cemetery
60 Alston Hall 61 Fireguard Road
62 Jopling Residence
63 Silverstone Ranch 64 Beingessner Barn
65 Smith Ranch
66 James E.Burke Farm 67 McGregor Lake Dam Reservoir (North)
68 Long Elevator
69 Ivers Farm
70 Liberty School 71 CPR Demonstration Farm
72 Jacobson Residence
73 Love Residence
74 RCAF Station Vulcan
75 Berrywater School & Hall
76 Hearnleigh Post Office
77 Reid Hill Cemetery
78 Anastasia Barn
Anastasia
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Vulcan Area
Vulcan Area
Vulcan Area
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140010 Hwy. 23
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COMMUNITY
55 Tipi Rings
ADDRESS 141040 Hwy. 23
Site Name
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1
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Block Lot 1 1
33
29
29
15
25
13
8
16
29 33
SE
NE
SE
SE
30
36
18
15
NW 10
NE
SW
SW NE
NW 4
20
16
18
18
16
18
18
19 16
19
19
18
22
NW 36 SW
19 18
14
15 15
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
14 35
SE NE
NW 29
NW 21 SE 8
SW
SE -‐
SW
SE
NE
NE
NW 31
22
23
23
23
25
24
24
20 24
21
20
22
21 22
22
25 25
23
25
25
22
22
22
23
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4 4
4
4
4
4 4
4
4 4
4
4 4
4
4
4
4
4
50.71750 -‐113.03361
50.39733 -‐113.02869
50.51422 -‐113.15306
50.51419 -‐113.08403
50.33667 -‐113.36358
50.50742 -‐113.25861
50.42853 -‐113.25469
50.63050 -‐112.74061 50.39714 -‐113.24081
50.58292 -‐112.86608
50.62081 -‐112.70467
50.60139 -‐112.79800 50.56883 -‐112.91939
50.20281 -‐112.98336
50.27081 113.39033 50.24039 -‐113.39222
50.20961 -‐113.09653
50.28089 -‐113.40283 50.22273 -‐113.14414
50.28103 -‐113.41492
50.07733 -‐112.91953
50.11868 -‐112.87187
50.08483 -‐112.87092
50.13422 -‐113.13869
ATS GPS QTR SEC TWP RGE WEST Latitude Longitude SE 12 14 24 4 50.15667 -‐113.14408
104439
104460
104459
104458
104475
104474
104473
104457 104472
104456
104455
36878 104450
104463
104446 104447
48049
104444 104445
94207
104468
104465
46212
104443
104442
HS # Settling the Dryland Prairies First Nations in Vulcan County Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County Imported Architecture & Local Trades Ranching & Farming in Vulcan County Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County Community, Prairie Ingenuity: Technology & Engineering Imported Architecture & Local Trades Imported Ranching & Farming in Vulcan County Ranching & Farming in Vulcan County Ranching & Farming Prairie Ingenuity: Technology & Engineering Ranching & Farming in Vulcan County Ranching & Farming in Vulcan County Network of Education Settling the Dryland Prairies Imported Architecture & Local Trades Imported Architecture & Local Trades Connection to the Stars Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County Connection to Communities Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County Settling the Dryland Prairies
THEME
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private Private
Private
Private
Private Provincial
Private
Private Private
Private
Private County
Private
Private
Private
Private
Provincial
Private
OWNERSHIP
1927
1895
c.1908
1910
1941-‐1942
1917
1910
1909 1912
1928 / 1954
1916
1915-‐1918 1909-‐1918
1914 / 1918
c.1910's 1916
c.1918
1923 c.1910
1911
1918
c.1917
1906
200-‐1700AD
Unknown
DATE
VULCAN COUNTY HERITAGE SURVEY & INVENTORY 2012
FINAL REPORT 520 Railway Ave.
JULY 2012 -‐ -‐
205074 Twp. Rd. 160 -‐ 160075 Rge. Rd. 212 154084B Rge. Rd. 202 Lomond Area
329 Centre St.
229/133/117 Railway Mossleigh Ave. -‐ Peacock Siding
-‐ 320 Railway Ave.
120 1st St. N -‐
-‐
87 Walker Farm Complex
88 Dry Ditch
89 Fairview Ranch
90 Guess Ranch
91 Sokvitne Barn
92 Wogsberg Farm
93 Sunset Valley School
94 Elevator Row
95 Peacock Train Station
96 Queenstown Garage
97 Community Hall
98 Residence
99 Snake Valley School
100 Travers Cemetery
Travers Area
Travers
Queenstown
Queenstown
Queenstown
Mossleigh
Lomond Area
Lomond Area
Lomond Area
Lomond Area
Kirkcaldy Area
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy
86 Community Hall, School, & Church
Herronton
Ensign
420 Railway Ave.
313 Railway Ave.
83 Ensign Train Station
Brant
85 Kirkcaldy Store
212 Roberts St.
82 Prater Residence
Brant
108 Main St.
-‐
81 Grain Elevator
Armada Area
Armada
COMMUNITY
84 Herronton Community Hall
173014 Rge. Rd. 203
80 Magnuson Farm
ADDRESS 171032 Rge. Rd 210
Site Name
79 Residence
#
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IRR361
4432BK
927AY
7780DL
7780DL
7780DL
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RW321
413401
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4
3
4
2
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RLY
4
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1
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310366
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IRR164
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2
3
1
2
6
RLY
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SE
SE
SW
31
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4
5
1
9
9
6
-‐
-‐
-‐
SE
SW
SW
NE
NE
NE
NE
SE
21
9
26
26
26
16
30
30
27
NW 2
NW 2
SW
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NW 17
NE
NE
17,18 NE
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20
9
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1
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1-‐4
1,2
19,20 NW 20
1-‐5
16
16
21
15
15
19
19
19
13
20
20
15
16
15
16
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16
16
16
19
17
18
18
17
19
19
22
22
22
23
24
24
20
21
21
20
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24
24
25
25
26
26
20
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
50.27564 -‐112.54658
50.24686 -‐112.55156
50.63897 -‐112.93894
50.63689 -‐112.93625
50.63797 -‐112.93883
50.07750 -‐113.08469
50.72143 -‐113.31859
50.72114 -‐113.32593
50.29467 -‐112.67253
50.32353 -‐112.79872
50.23803 -‐112.83436
50.31053 -‐112.75097
50.19808 -‐112.71476
50.35127 -‐113.00055
50.33683 -‐113.23839
50.33600 -‐113.23797
50.62375 -‐113.43858
50.47497 -‐113.43250
50.51539 -‐113.51026
50.51964 -‐113.51383
50.44350 -‐112.68678
ATS GPS QTR SEC TWP RGE WEST Latitude Longitude SE 12 17 21 4 50.41758 -‐112.75267
17-‐22 SE
18
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Block Lot -‐ -‐
IRR158
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7272AG
7272AG
494EG
7271AG
6985AG
6985AG
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LEGAL Plan -‐ Settling the Dryland Prairies Imported Architecture & Local Trades Ranching & Farming in Vulcan County Settling the Dryland Prairies Prairie Ingenuity: Technology & Engineering Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County Settling the Dryland Prairies Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County Ranching & Farming in Vulcan County Prairie Ingenuity: Technology & Engineering
THEME
Ranching & Farming in Vulcan County 45933 Ranching & Farming in Vulcan County 104466 Settling the Dryland Prairies 104467 & Imported 104554 Architecture & Local Trades 104451 Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County 63398, Ranching & Farming 63530, in Vulcan County 37539 Prairie Ingenuity: Technology & Engineering 104452 Settling the Dryland Prairies 104453 Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County 104454 Settling the Dryland Prairies 104470 Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County 45462 Community, Spirituality & the Cultural Landscape in Vulcan County
104462
104461
104469
104449
104448
104471
3812
104440
70224
104464
29277
HS #
County
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private & Provincial
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
Private
OWNERSHIP
1916
1919
c.1920's
1918
c.1920's
1928
1930
1915
1910 / 1928
1931-‐1933
c.1917
1913-‐1916
1913-‐1918
c.1908
1920
1915
1931
c.1910
1914
1939
Unknown
1919
DATE
appendix a
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HERITAGE SURVEY & INVENTORY 2012
C P R l o c o m o t i v e , n o r t h o f P e a co ck Si d i n g
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appendix B
October 19, 2011 Open House • • • • • • • •
Linda Love, Vulcan Rural – Linda@marketstreetvulcan.com and 403 485 1175 Marjorie Weber, Town of Vulcan – mmweber@telusplanet.net and 403 485 2640 Mary Haga, Town of Vulcan – 403 485 2752 Lynn Johnson, Town of Vulcan – 403 485 6336 Paul Taylor, Town of Vulcan- 403 485 6171 Lorna and Richard Armstrong, Town of Vulcan 403 485 2405 Laura Gorzitza, Town of Vulcan – 403 485 2765 Ray and Marion Pfob, Champion 403 897 2333
December 6, 2011 Open House • • • • • • • • • •
Marvin Maronda, Lomond – marvinm@wildroseinternet.ca Marian Fisher, Vulcan Rural – mifisher@telusplanet.net John Sedmon – jcsedman@telus.net Ray Shaw, VBDS – knshaw@wildroseinternet.ca Paul Taylor, Town of Vulcan – paul1@telusplanet.net Katie Walker, Milo Councillor – ktskoolkatmusic@yahoo.ca Norma Aldred, Vulcan & District Historical Society – naldred@telus.net Richard Lambert, Vulcan & District Historical Society – cletelambert@hotmail.com Helen Tharle McMullen, Vulcan Rural – 403 485 4538 Jeff Woods, Aspen Crossing – 403 603 8349
FINAL REPORT
JULY 2012
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