Welcome to Carstairs, Alberta
Channel: Cross Border Interviews
Date: 2023-04-08

Welcome to Carstairs, Alberta

On April 7th, 2023 the Cross Border Interviews with Chris Brown travelled to the Town of Carstairs, Alberta to see some of the tourist destinations in the community. 

Carstairs is believed to have been settled in the early 1800s. A Survey map shows the location of the Sam Scarlett Ranch with the Rosebud River and the Calgary - Edmonton Trail crossing the land. By 1890 the railway and telegraph between Calgary and Edmonton was being constructed and the first employees that can be recollected were Mr. Main as the Station Agent, Billie Warren as Section Foreman (about 1902), and Chester Steams, Steam Engineer and Pumpman in 1905.

By 1900 settlers were arriving in numbers. The train station was a hub of activity as it was the Town's only building.  It was used for church services, mail, and as a meeting hall.

Mr. E.W Stone of Canmore was Carstairs first businessman and first citizen, although Mr. W. McCrimmon was the first to be born here in 1893.

In 1901, Mr. Stone built a general store and soon businesses were sprouting everywhere. A livery barn was soon built and "u-drive buggies" were big business as prospective land seekers rented them to explore the area. The community continued to grow, and in 1901, a one room schoolhouse was built, closely followed by the cemetery.

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