Horse Hills - one of oldest place names in Edmonton
- Tom Monto
- Mar 17
- 1 min read
Horse Hills was first used in 1810s. Horses were pastured at the location by the HBC perhaps when the fort was at today'ssite of Fort Saskatchewn but for sure the name was in use after the fort was estalbished permanently at Rossdale in 1812.
wonderful rolling hills
worth a visit to see farmland right inside Edmonton corporate limits.
Great farmland.
W. Clark got great crop of potatoes from his farm at Horse Hills. one potato weighed five-and-a-half pounds. Eight of the weighed 17.5 pounds (Edmonton Bulletin, Oct. 10, 1898, p. 1)
One of oldest schools in Edmonton (the original school building long gone)
City's plans for the area (2015)
I researched the area for local literature for the EPL bookmobile.
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