About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 205. Not illustrated. Chapters: Edmonton, Harlingen, Texas, Twin Falls, Idaho, Mcallen, Texas, Edgeworth, Pennsylvania, Elberta, Alabama, Maeystown, Illinois, Fernley, Nevada, Sherwood, North Dakota, Brooks, Minnesota, Interlaken, New York, Munich, North Dakota, Crosby, North Dakota, Seward, Pennsylvania, West York, Pennsylvania, Gackle, North Dakota, Mott, North Dakota, Trafford, Pennsylvania, Grytviken, Ndola, Matraville, New South Wales, Zabaykalsk, Pemba, Mozambique, Montello, Nevada, Renmark, South Australia, Neuquen, Argentina, Hanna, South Dakota, Sewell, Chile, America, Buenos Aires Province, Coronel Martinez de Hoz, Muchea, Western Australia, Gastre Department, Gold Center, Nevada, Arrino, Western Australia, Miller's, Nevada, Santa Isabel, La Pampa, Teresita, Missouri. Excerpt: Edmonton - The original Leduc No. 1 oil well, now a monument located just south and west of the city; a replica stands at the southern entrance of Gateway Park on the Queen Elizabeth II HighwayThe first inhabitants settled in the area that is now Edmonton around 3,000 BC and perhaps as early as 12,000 BC, when an ice-free corridor opened up as the last ice age ended and timber, water, and wildlife became available in the region. In 1754, Anthony Henday, an explorer working for the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), may have been the first European to enter the Edmonton area. His expeditions across the Canadian Prairies were mainly to seek contact with the aboriginal population for the purpose of establishing the fur trade, as competition was fierce between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. By 1795, Fort Edmonton was established on the north bank of the river, as a major trading post for the Hudson's Bay Company. The name of the new fort was suggested by John Peter Pruden after Edmonton, London, the home town of both the HBC deputy gov...
