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Urban Settlement: Treaty 6, homesteading, and town incorporation | City of Edmonton Archives

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Urban Settlement: Treaty 6, homesteading, and town incorporation

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Treaty adhesion at Fort Edmonton (1877), cautious settlement beyond the fort, the first church (1871), Edmonton as a town with Matthew McCauley as mayor (1892), and rivalry with South Edmonton, incorporated as Strathcona (1899).

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When: 1877 - 1904
Time Period: Urban Settlement: 1870-1904

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Fort Edmonton Park

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Strathcona

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Derived from: Urban Settlement: 1870-1904

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