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What's the origin of the name Edmonton? |
Travel Info What's the origin of the name Edmonton? Travel Tips In 1754, Anthony Henday, an explorer working for the Hudson's Bay Company, 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 fur trade, as competition was fierce between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. By 1795, Fort Edmonton was established as a major trading post for the Hudson's Bay Company. *** It was named after the English hometown, now a part of Greater London, of the HBC deputy governor Sir James Winter Lake. *** In the late nineteenth century, the highly fertile soils surrounding Edmonton helped attract settlers, further establishing Edmonton as a major regional commercial and agricultural centre. Edmonton was also a major stopping point for people hoping to cash in on the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897. Incorporated as a city in 1904 with a population of 8,350,[4] Edmonton became the capital of Alberta a year later on September 1, 1905. |
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