Welcome to Brooks, Alberta
Channel: Cross Border Interviews
Date: 2023-02-27

Welcome to Brooks, Alberta

On February 26th, 2023 the Cross Border Interviews with Chris Brown travelled to the Town of Brooks, Alberta to see some of the tourist destinations in the community. 

"Originally, the area of Brooks was used as a buffalo hunting ground for the Blackfoot and Crow natives. After Treaty 7 was signed in 1887, homesteaders moved into the area to begin dry land farming. The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railroad saw more settlers move to the area of Brooks. 

"By 1904, Canada Post was interested in putting a post office in the settlement, however the area was still unnamed. By a Canada Post sponsored contest, the new area was named after Noel Edgell Brooks, a Canadian Pacific Railway Divisional Engineer from Calgary."

On July 14th, 1910, the Village of Brooks was formally established and became a Town a year later.


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