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The Story Behind Alberta Names: How Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets Got their Names.(Brief article)(Book review)
The Story Behind Alberta Names: How Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets Got their Names
by Harry M. Sanders. Calgary: Red Deer Press, 344 pp., illus., soft cover, $19.95.
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Albertans have often been curious about the many strange, not-so-strange, and commonplace place-names in this province. As early as 1928, there was a booklet published on the subject, and every decade or so another one appeared and then went out of print. The latest book is a fine piece of work by Calgary historian Harry Sanders.
In a few places, such as Buffalo Head Prairie, the source of the name is still unknown, even after years of research. Others, like Ohaton--named for three CPR officials, Osier, Hammond ...
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