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Okotoks Alberta - History | | Okotoks Alberta - History: Encyclopedia II - Okotoks Alberta - History | | The Blackfoot First Nation called the site Okotoks meaning “rock” named after the world's largest known glacial erratic rock. The 15,000 tonne (16,500 short ton) rock was transported far from its place of origin by glacial ice. When the ice melted approximately 10,000 years ago, it left the rock behind.
Before European settlement, journeying First Nations used the rock as a marker to find the river crossing situated at Okotoks. The tribes were nomadic and often followed large buffalo herds for their sustenance. David Thompson expl ...
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| | | Okotoks Alberta: Encyclopedia II - Okotoks Alberta - History
Okotoks Alberta - History
The Blackfoot First Nation called the site Okotoks meaning “rock” named after the world's largest known glacial erratic rock. The 15,000 tonne (16,500 short ton) rock was transported far from its place of origin by glacial ice. When the ice melted approximately 10,000 years ago, it left the rock behind.
Before European settlement, journeying First Nations used the rock as a marker to find the river crossing situated at Okotoks. The tribes were nomadic and often followed large buffalo herds for their sustenance. David Thompson explored the area as early as 1800. Soon trading posts sprang up, including one established in 1874 at the Sheep River crossing on the current Okotoks town site. At that time, there was a trade route called the Macleod Trail. It lead all the way from Fort Benton, Montana to Calgary.
In 1879, the area saw the killing of the last buffalo. Government leasing of land for one cent per acre ($2.47/km²) began in 1880. This created a major change in the region.
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