I thought it would be cool to find out the origin of Edmonton. Edmonton is named after present historical site Fort Edmonton. Fort Edmonton was a Hudson’s Bay trading post near Fort Augustus, a North West Company trading post. Both posts were deserted in 1810. Fort Edmonton is supposedly named after a former city district in London England. To think that our history traces back to 1810 and earlier and how things people in the past we are now learning about in present. I wonder if in the future people will be learning about life and saying “Wow! I can’t believe that they lived like that”.

I chose Lake Louise because I was curious to find out who Louise was. I find out that Louise was Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. She was the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. Princess Louise was the duchess of Argyll and Marchioness of Lorne. Her husband John Campbell was the Governor General of Canada and so he had the honour of choosing the name for the unsettled west. He chose Alberta after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. He also named a lake after her, Lake Louise. This is an important part of Canada’s history. So, next time you’re in The Chateau Lake Louise make sure to look at the pieces of history that are there.

Hi, As most of you know, I already have a blog called My Opinion. I am also really interested about why a place was called what is was called, so whenever I have soem free time I look up the origin of a name. I hope you enjoy learning about why places were called what they were called.