Centennial Marker-Airdrie History-Airdrie, Alberta
N 51° 17.551 W 114° 00.167
11U E 708967 N 5686621
These plaques commemorate the history of Airdrie.
Waymark Code: WMCJ45
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/11/2011
Views: 2
The plaques read:
Plaque 1: commemoration
"1874-1974
This project was undertaken with assistance from the
Alberta-R.C.M.P.Century Celebrations Committee
in recognition of a Centuryof peace and progress in Alberta."
Plaque 2: Exploration/camping in area:
"Colonel P. Robertson-Ross.
In the fall of 1872 colonel P Robertson-Ross, Adjutant-General of the militia of Canada, camped in the McPherson Coulee area while on a trip to study the need for a Mounted Police force in the west.
Erected by th Nose Creek Historical Society."
Plaque 3: Historical location of Stopping House:
"Johnson Stevenson Stopping House
This cairn, erected by the Nose Creek Historical Society, is to Commemorate the first stopping house in the area (SW 1/4-36-27-1-W/5th), where, four miles north of the present town of Airdrie, and one day's journey from Fort Calgary, food and lodging was available to patrols of the North West Mounted Police in the late 1800's.
Erected by the Nose Creek Historical Society"
Subject: City
Commemoration: Historical use of Airdrie
Date of Founding: 1874
Date of Commemoration: 1974
Address:
Small greenspace located at:
1 Ave NE
(between Allen St NE & Edmonton Trail)
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: [Web Link]
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