page_title: History of Lethbridge
hierarchical_section_title: History of Lethbridge
caption_attribution_description: English: 1964 24.7 cm x 21.3 cm. Black and white photograph. Aerial view taken looking west down 2nd Avenue South from Mayor Magrath Drive. Water tower in foreground and the construction of the Mayor Magrath Drive under pass is visible. Local. To obtain high quality and larger reproductions of this image please visit the Galt Museum &amp; Archives website: http://www.galtmuseum.com/archives.htm and include thIs number in your request: P19760236090
context_page_description: The modern history of Lethbridge extends to the mid-19th century, when the area was developed from drift mines opened by Nicholas Sheran in 1874, and the North Western Coal and Navigation Company in 1882. Prior to the development of drift mines in the area, Lethbridge, Alberta was known as Coal Banks, and was part of the territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy. The Confederacy was made up of the Kainai Nation, the Northern Peigan, the Southern Peigan, and the Siksika Nation.
context_section_description: The modern history of Lethbridge extends to the mid-19th century, when the area was developed from drift mines opened by Nicholas Sheran in 1874, and the North Western Coal and Navigation Company in 1882. Prior to the development of drift mines in the area, Lethbridge, Alberta was known as Coal Banks, and was part of the territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy. The Confederacy was made up of the Kainai Nation, the Northern Peigan, the Southern Peigan (Blackfeet), and the Siksika Nation.
caption: An aerial view of Lethbridge from 1963.
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