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Drumheller was named after Samuel Drumheller, who, after purchasing the homestead of Thomas Patrick Greentree, had it surveyed into the original Drumheller townsite and put lots on the market in 1911. Also in 1911, Samuel Drumheller started coal mining operations near the townsite. [7] Drumheller got a railway station in 1912. [8]
Joseph Drumheller (September 25, 1900 – April 18, 1970) was an American chemical engineer and politician in the state of Washington.He was a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate between 1935 and 1942, representing the 7th district.
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The former Municipal District (MD) of Badlands No. 7 was originally established on January 1, 1991 when Improvement District No. 7 incorporated as a municipal district. [1] [3] Seven years later on January 1, 1998, the former MD of Badlands No. 7 and the former City of Drumheller amalgamated with each other to form the current Town of Drumheller.
[2] [3] It takes its name from Horseshoe Canyon, an area of badlands near Drumheller. The Horseshoe Canyon Formation is part of the Edmonton Group. In its type section (Red Deer River Valley at Drumheller), it is ~250 metres (820 ft) thick, but further west the formation is older and thicker, exceeding 500 metres (1,600 ft) near Calgary. [4]
Thomas Jesse Drumheller (January 18, 1873 – January 28, 1954) was an American football player, lawyer and sheep rancher. He played college football as the quarterback for the University of Michigan in 1896 and was the roommate of Herbert Hoover at Stanford University .
Drumheller is the most spectacular tract of butte-and basin scabland on the plateau. It is an almost unbelievable labyrinth of anastamosing channels, rock basins, and small abandoned cataracts. [3] Drumheller Channels connects the Quincy Basin, which lies to north, with the Othello Basin on the south.
Newcastle is a community within the Town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.It held village status for eight years between 1923 and 1931, [1] [2] and was recognized as a hamlet prior to annexation by Drumheller in 1967. [3]