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Old 08-17-2016, 07:42 PM
Jack Hardin Jack Hardin is offline
 
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Originally Posted by Red Bullets View Post
The Edmonton Calgary trail was named in 1872. From 1883 to about 1893 the stage coach ran.

The stage coach ride from Fort Edmonton To Fort Calgary took a few days and cost 25 dollars each way. (a man's wages then were 2 dollars a day)
The stagecoach didn't run after 1891 as the C&E railway was operational. The stage left Edmonton on a Monday and Arrived in Calgary on a Thursday...weather permitting.
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