Bearspaw, Alberta
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Bearspaw is a rural community in southern Alberta
, Canada
within Rocky View County consisting mostly of country residential acreages.
Bearspaw is located northwest of the City of Calgary and east of the Town of Cochrane
, on Highway 1A. The Bearspaw area is immediately east of the Glendale
community and north of the Bow River
in the Rocky View County.
A Canadian Pacific Railway
station was established at Bearspaw in June 1909 and was named after Chief Masgwaahsid, or Bear’s Paw, who signed the treaty at Blackfoot Crossing
, September 22, 1877.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
within Rocky View County consisting mostly of country residential acreages.
Bearspaw is located northwest of the City of Calgary and east of the Town of Cochrane
Cochrane, Alberta
Cochrane is a town in the Canadian province of Alberta. The town is located 18 km west of the Calgary city limits along Highway 1A. With a population of 15,424 , Cochrane is the second largest town in Alberta and one of the fastest growing communities in Canada...
, on Highway 1A. The Bearspaw area is immediately east of the Glendale
Glendale, Alberta
Glenbow is a rural community in southern Alberta, in Rocky View County. The community is located northwest of the City of Calgary and east of the Town of Cochrane, on Highway 1A. The Glenbow area is immediately west of Bearspaw....
community and north of the Bow River
Bow River
The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River....
in the Rocky View County.
A Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
station was established at Bearspaw in June 1909 and was named after Chief Masgwaahsid, or Bear’s Paw, who signed the treaty at Blackfoot Crossing
Blackfoot Crossing
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park is a complex of historic sites on the Siksika 146 Indian reserve in Alberta, Canada. This crossing of the Bow River was traditionally a bison-hunting and gathering place for the Siksika people and their allies in the Blackfoot Confederacy...
, September 22, 1877.