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Subcategory 1800s - 1904 (Early Settlement)


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  • VICTORIA SETTLEMENT
    In 1878, the claims of the residents of Victoria were documented by another survey, but these were not formalised until 1884 with the laying out of river lots one through nine east of the Reserve.
  • WALTON BLOCK
    The Walton Block was erected by Robert E. Walton in 1900.
  • WESTERN CANADA COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY STREET
    In 1903, the CPR granted 20 acres to Western Canada College, a private school for boys.
  • WHITFORD HOUSE
    Known locally as the Anderson House, this is the last remaining in situ example of a Métis house within the Lobstick Settlement.
  • WILLIAM COUSINS HOUSE
    William Cousins was one of Medicine Hat's earliest general merchants and most prominent political figures.
  • WILLIAM MACDOUGALL RESIDENCE
    This house is an interesting example of the Second Empire Style of architecture.
  • WILLIAM TODD RESIDENCE
    William Todd, a cowboy from Idaho, drifted into High River in 1891. His substantial two-storey home was built in 1900.
  • WINDSOR HOTEL AND LIVERY
    The brick structure now housing the Windsor Hotel was built in 1899 for use as a mercantile block.
  • ‘SHORTY’ MCLAUGHLIN RESIDENCE
    John Wesley 'Shorty' McLaughlin came west in 1885 to help construct the Canadian Pacific Railway between Winnipeg and Calgary.

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