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Yellowhead Pass — Through the Rocky Mountains. Elevation, 3733 feet above sea level. The summit of the pass is eighteen miles in a straight line from the Athabaska River. Yellowhead Lake, a little west of the summit, discharges its waters into the Fraser River … The makers of Canada
Thompson, David — 1) (1770 1857) Born in the parish of St. John s, Westminster, England. Educated at the Gray Coat School; and entered the service of the Hudson s Bay Company, 1784. The first of his voluminous journals opens at Fort Churchill in that year.… … The makers of Canada
Steamboats of the Peace River — The Peace River was navigable by boat from the Rocky Mountain Falls at Hudson s Hope to Fort Vermilion, where there was another set of rapids, then via the lower Peace from Vermilion to Lake Athabaska. The Peace is part of the larger river… … Wikipedia
Athabasca — is an anglicized version of the Cree name for Lake Athabasca in Canada, āthap āsk ā w /a:θapa:ska:w/ “grass or reeds here and there”.Related to the lake are several other geographical and administrative features called Athabasca. Most places… … Wikipedia
Athabasca River — Infobox River river name = Athabasca River caption = Athabasca River watershed in western Canada origin = Columbia Icefield coord|52|10|04|N|117|25|50|W|scale:30000 mouth = Lake Athabasca coord|58|37|35|N|110|50|05|W|scale:30000 basin countries… … Wikipedia
Schools — • History and development of education as related to the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Schools Schools † … Catholic encyclopedia
Great Slave Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Great Slave Lake image lake = Great Slave Lake Sat.jpg caption lake = False Color photo of the Great Slave Lake image bathymetry =Great Slave Lake and Lake Athabasca 6.png caption bathymetry = Map of Great Slave Lake and… … Wikipedia
Northern Alberta Railways — Reporting mark NAR Locale Alberta, British Columbia Dates of operation 1929–1981 Successor … Wikipedia
Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway — The Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway (ED BC) was an early pioneer railway in northwestern Alberta, designed to open up the Peace River district.The ED BC was preceded by a promotional railway known as the Athabaska Railway which… … Wikipedia
Frank Moberly — was born at Barrie, Ontario in 1845. Frank was the youngest son of Capt. John Moberly. Like his brothers Walter and Clarence, Frank also became a Civil Engineer. He took charge of the government Survey under Sir Sandford Fleming, from Winnipeg to … Wikipedia
