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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22EX_sulphur-mountain-cosmic-ray-station_Banff-Alberta.html
Located at the top of Sulfur Mountain, the cosmic ray station was completed by the National Research Council in 1956, in preparation for International Geophysical Year (1957-1958) an undertaking involving 66 countries and a dozen scientific discip…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM221J_the-cave-and-basin_Banff-Alberta.html
The Cave and Basin Springs were brought to public attention after being located by CPR construction workers in 1883. These and the Upper Hot Springs soon drew private entrepreneurs and tourists. Growing support for public ownership prompted the fe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21V3_john-murray-gibbon_Banff-Alberta.html
Born in Ceylon and educated in Scotland and Germany, Gibbon studied painting before turning to journalism. As publicity agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1913 to 1945 he combined advertising with the promotion of a Canadian identity, pop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W18_banff-springs-hotel-historical_Banff-Alberta.html
This hotel is among the largest and most renowned of the fashionable resort hotels established along railway and steamship routes in Canada during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Constructed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company in stage…