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History
Bow Valley Ranch | Bow
Valley Ranch House | Glenns
| Shaws | Shannon
Terrace
TIMELINE
33 000 B.C. - Fish Creek Valley covered by a glacier
6500 B.C. - People arrive in Fish Creek Valley
2500 B.C. - First known use of buffalo jumps and
pounds in the valley
200 A.D. - Bow and arrow introduced
1730 A.D. - First horse in the valley
1735 A.D. - First guns used in Fish Creek Valley
1800 A.D. - Last use of buffalo jumps in the valley
1873 A.D. - Glenns arrive: the first European settlers in
the Bow River - Fish Creek Valley
1875 A.D. - North West Mounted Police arrive at the of the
Bow and Elbow rivers
1876 A.D. - Glenn and Livingstone plant first grain crops
1879 A.D. - Glenn begins Alberta's first irrigation project
1883 A.D. - Shaws arrive in Fish Creek Valley
1889 A.D. - Shaws' woolen mill begins operation - first industry
in Alberta
1896 A.D. - William Roper Hull builds Bow Valley Ranche House
1902 A.D. - Pat Burns buys Bow Valley Ranche
1975 A.D. - Fish Creek Provincial Park officially opens
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