Glendale, Alberta
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Glenbow is a rural community in southern Alberta
, in Rocky View County. The community is located northwest of the City of Calgary and east of the Town of Cochrane
, on Highway 1A. The Glenbow area is immediately west of Bearspaw
.
The name Glendale
originates from the Canadian Pacific Railway
station that was established at Glenbow in 1907. Glenbow is descriptive and refers to its location: it lies 'in a glen on the Bow' (Bow River
). The name is a combination of two words. The post office operated from September 1, 1908 to October 15, 1920.
Glenbow was well known for its sandstone
quarry
that supplied building material for Calgary's early commercial and institutional developments. The Glenbow Museum
in Calgary is named after this area.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, in Rocky View County. The community is located northwest of the City of Calgary and east of the Town of Cochrane
Cochrane, Alberta
Cochrane is a town in the Canadian province of Alberta. The town is located 18 km west of the Calgary city limits along Highway 1A. With a population of 15,424 , Cochrane is the second largest town in Alberta and one of the fastest growing communities in Canada...
, on Highway 1A. The Glenbow area is immediately west of Bearspaw
Bearspaw, Alberta
Bearspaw is a rural community in southern Alberta, Canada within Rocky View County consisting mostly of country residential acreages.Bearspaw is located northwest of the City of Calgary and east of the Town of Cochrane, on Highway 1A...
.
The name Glendale
Glendale, Alberta
Glenbow is a rural community in southern Alberta, in Rocky View County. The community is located northwest of the City of Calgary and east of the Town of Cochrane, on Highway 1A. The Glenbow area is immediately west of Bearspaw....
originates from the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
station that was established at Glenbow in 1907. Glenbow is descriptive and refers to its location: it lies 'in a glen on the Bow' (Bow River
Bow River
The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River....
). The name is a combination of two words. The post office operated from September 1, 1908 to October 15, 1920.
Glenbow was well known for its sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
quarry
Quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...
that supplied building material for Calgary's early commercial and institutional developments. The Glenbow Museum
Glenbow Museum
The Glenbow Museum in Calgary is one of Western Canada's largest museums, with over 93,000 square feet of exhibition space in more than 20 galleries, showcasing a selection of the Glenbow's collection of over a million objects....
in Calgary is named after this area.