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#737: Turner Valley Gas Plant and Oilfields
Submitted by Barb on Wed, 05/18/2005 - 14:27. Area info Nestled in the Foothills of Southern Alberta at the heart of the Cowboy Trail lies the Turner Valley Oilfields. The Town of Turner Valley is just a 35 minute
drive south west of Calgary on the edge of Kananaskis Country. Turner Valley is the birthplace of Alberta's oil and gas industry, the site of the 1914 Dingman #1 well that began Calgary's first oil boom. Just 3 km east of Turner Valley lies the picturesque boomtown of Black Diamond. Named after the abundant coal deposits that were found in the late 1800s. Black Diamond is the gateway to the ranchlands along the Cowboy Trail. 15 minutes south of Black Diamond lies the Village of Longview. After oil was discovered in Turner Valley in 1914 the area boomed and "Little New York" was born. The community eventually shifted a few miles west of it's present location and re-assumed with the name Longview.
drive south west of Calgary on the edge of Kananaskis Country. Turner Valley is the birthplace of Alberta's oil and gas industry, the site of the 1914 Dingman #1 well that began Calgary's first oil boom. Just 3 km east of Turner Valley lies the picturesque boomtown of Black Diamond. Named after the abundant coal deposits that were found in the late 1800s. Black Diamond is the gateway to the ranchlands along the Cowboy Trail. 15 minutes south of Black Diamond lies the Village of Longview. After oil was discovered in Turner Valley in 1914 the area boomed and "Little New York" was born. The community eventually shifted a few miles west of it's present location and re-assumed with the name Longview.
#429: Millarville Area
Submitted by Barb on Tue, 09/28/2004 - 11:44. Area | Area info
Millarville Area - looking west at the foothills and the Rocky Mountains
from original photo#428: Millarville Area
Submitted by Barb on Tue, 09/28/2004 - 11:43. Area | Area info
Millarville Area - looking west at the foothills and the Rocky Mountains#93: Calendar of Events
Submitted by Barb on Thu, 07/29/2004 - 10:43. Area info | Special Events March
Kids Easter Party March 19th
Turner Valley Royal Canadian Legion Br 78
Beneath the Arch Concert Series
March 19 - UHF Concert
Flare and Derrick, Main Street, Turner Valley
Doors open 7:00 pm. Concert 7:30 pm
Kids Easter Party March 19th
Turner Valley Royal Canadian Legion Br 78
Beneath the Arch Concert Series
March 19 - UHF Concert
Flare and Derrick, Main Street, Turner Valley
Doors open 7:00 pm. Concert 7:30 pm
Sponsored in part by:
Turner Valley Oil Field Society
This project was funded in part by the Alberta Historical Resources
Foundation.
This project has been made possible in part through a grant from the Museums Assistance Program, Department of Canadian Heritage.