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history of Fort Macleod is told in a new series of interpretive
panels displayed around town.
The signage funded by the Alberta centennial project in 2005
portrays the heritage and history of Fort Macleod.
Legacy signs lead the way on Centennial Legacy Trail on the south
side of the Oldman River to the original site of the original fort
east of town. The signs, along with a cairn commemorating the
original North West Mounted Police post 200 yards east of the
cairn, tell an important story in Fort Macleod’s history.
At the viewing point above the Oldman River valley west of the
American Hotel the signs are there describing some of the valley’s
flora and fauna. The story of legendary Mountie Colonel Sam Steele
is told on a panel on Col. Sam Steele Avenue.
The Legacy signs tell the story of the people behind Fort Macleod’s
historically named avenues.
Panels can also be found in the Devonian Walkway off Main Street.
They’re in the Macleod-Red Crow-Potts Park behind the CIBC, where
a tourist map and the stories of Colonel Macleod, Jerry Potts,
Chief Red Crow, and Chief Crowfoot are featured.
There are 39 signs in the Legacy series, displaying historic motif
photographs and brief, well-written history. |
