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Tower Information
(07-2005)
Location:
Signage: Edson
Built: 1932 approx.
Height: 36 meters
Capacity: 270,000 liters


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Edson - Alberta
Yellowhead County. Photo © Mark Visser

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The History of the Christian Fish Symbol

The Town of Edson was named after Edson J. Chamberlain, General Manager of the Grande Trunk Pacific Railroad in 1911. That same year, the community was incorporated as a village, then a town in 1912. The railroad provided access to the rich Alberta Coal Branch and Edson acted as a supply depot as the railroad pushed west. It was also the jumping-off point for those who travelled the Grande Prairie Trail to homestead in the Grande Prairie Region.
The 1980's saw the development of Pelican Spruce Mills (now Weyerhaeuser Canada) and Sundance Forest Industries - two of Edson's major employers.
Town of Edson


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