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The modern history of Lethbridge extends to the mid-19th century, when the area was developed from drift mines opened by Nicholas Sheran in 1874, and the North Western Coal and Navigation Company in 1882.
Lethbridge (/ ˈ l ɛ θ b r ɪ dʒ / LETH-brij) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada.With a population of 106,550 in the 2023 municipal census, [7] Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people.
The Lethbridge Viaduct, commonly known as the High Level Bridge, is a railway trestle bridge over the Oldman River in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.Constructed between 1907 and 1909 by the Canadian Pacific Railway, it is the largest railway structure in Canada and the largest of its type in the world, and is still regularly maintained and used over a century since its construction.
The Galt Museum & Archives Akaisamitohkanao’pa is the primary museum in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, and is the largest museum in the province south of Calgary.In 2006, the museum cared for a growing collection of over 20,000 artifacts and 300,000 archival documents and photographs record the history of Lethbridge and southern Alberta.
Articles concerning the history of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. ... Pages in category "History of Lethbridge" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 ...
In 1906, the town of Lethbridge was founded near the battle site. The battle itself is commemorated in Indian Battle Park. After the battle the region’s politics changed. In January 1871, just months after the fight the Cree extended an olive branch to the Blackfoot with a gift of tobacco and an informal peace.
The Lethbridge Nursing Mission in Alberta was a representative Canadian voluntary mission. It was founded, independent of the Victorian Order of Nurses, in 1909 by Jessie Turnbull Robinson. A former nurse, Robinson was elected as president of the Lethbridge Relief Society and began district nursing services aimed at poor women and children.
The 2006 municipal census reported West Lethbridge had a population of 27,154. [5] Since the 1970s, the area has seen an average population increase of 18%, not including the years of 1972 and 1976, when it saw increases of 274% and 281% respectively. [5]
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