Conrad, Alberta facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Conrad
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 Conrad, Alberta
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Municipal district | County of Warner No. 5 |
| Elevation | 946 m (3,104 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span |
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| Area code(s) | +1-403 |
| Highways | Highway 61 |
| Waterways | Chin Reservoir Etzikom Coulee |
Conrad used to be a small community in Alberta, Canada. It was located in the County of Warner No. 5. Not many people lived there, only about five, and it had two tall buildings called grain elevators. These elevators were used to store grain from farms.
Today, there's nothing left of Conrad. But its original spot was on an old road called the Red Coat Trail. It was about 8 km (4 mi) east of a small village called Wrentham. It was also about 24 km (14 mi) west of another village, Foremost. The Canadian Pacific Railway gave the community its name.
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Learning About Conrad's Past
What Was the Conrad School?
The Conrad School District No. 4077 was created on November 3, 1921. This school was a special kind of school called a one room schoolhouse. This means all the students, no matter their age, learned together in just one classroom. The school used to stand at a specific location known as township 11 - 61 - 12 - W4.
Fun Places to Visit Nearby
If you're ever near where Conrad used to be, there are some cool places to explore!
Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Museum
The Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum is a great place to learn about dinosaurs. It has a real Hadrosaur (which is a type of duck-billed dinosaur) nest and even an embryo! You can also see old fossils and dinosaur models. This museum is located in Warner.
Galt Historic Railway Park
The Galt Historic Railway Park is another interesting museum. It's located just 1 km north of Stirling. This park shows what life and travel were like between the 1880s and 1920s. The main building is a restored train station from 1890. This station was moved to Stirling in 2000. There are plans to move an old grain elevator from Wrentham to the park too!
Stirling Agricultural Village
The Stirling Agricultural Village is a very important historical site in Canada. It's one of only three communities in Canada recognized as a National Historic Site. This is because its layout is very well-preserved and follows a special design called the Plat of Zion model. In the village, you can visit the Michelsen Farmstead. This is a fully restored home from the 1900s that shows what farm life was like in Alberta in the 1930s. It became a Provincial Historic Site in 2001.
Warner's Historic Grain Elevators
The Warner elevator row is a unique sight. It's a line of old wooden grain elevators. There are six of these tall buildings standing side-by-side along the Canadian Pacific Railway in the village of Warner. Many grain elevators in Alberta have been taken down over the years. Because of this, the row in Warner is the very last one left in Alberta! There are only two such rows remaining in all of Canada.
Waterton Lakes National Park
Waterton Lakes National Park is a beautiful national park in the very southwest corner of Alberta. It's about 40 km west of Cardston. This park also borders Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. Waterton Lakes became Canada's fourth National Park in 1895. In the park, the Rocky Mountains suddenly rise from the flat prairies. Among the mountain peaks are three Waterton Lakes. These lakes were carved out of the rock by huge, ancient glaciers.
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is one of the biggest protected prairie areas in Alberta's park system. It helps protect nature and also has the largest collection of rock art made by the Plains People. There are over 50 rock art sites with thousands of drawings. Many old archaeological sites are also found here.
