Municipal District of Rockyview - Langdon
Langdon has a rich western prairie heritage dating back to the mid 1880’s when the Canadian Pacific Railway moved across the prairies serving the needs of the families who flocked to the area for the rich ranch and farm land. The station was established to service the large prairie east of Calgary and was the heart of the community. The surname of the contractor who built the rail line was Langdon and as was custom at this time, the station was named after him.
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| HISTORY of Langdon, Alberta
The history of Langdon dates back to the 1880's. It was established as a Canadian Pacific Railway railroad station to service the large prairie east of Calgary. The railroad was built by a contracting company which had
two subcontractors by the names of Langdon and Shepard. As it was custom at this time to name its stations after the various contractors who built the railroad, the CPR named the is station Langdon.
Referred to as the 'Good Luck Town', for its situation on the horseshoe of the CPR, the new frontier Village of Langdon saw its first sod turned in 1883 with the western expansion of the railroad. Langdon farmland was first sold by the CPR for only fifteen dollars an acre to throngs of settlers in order to generate improved traffic for the Canadian Pacific Railway through increased trade and industry.
During the growth period from 1905 to 1914, the majority of Langdon's pioneering ranchers and homesteaders settled along the slightly rolling contour of the Langdon district's wide, treeless valley. Natural pastures of native grasses, supplemented the efforts of the earliest homesteaders as they grew oats, course grains, tame hay to support their livestock.
During the early 1900's Langdon experienced rapid growth and in 1908 Langdon was incorporated as a Village. The early industrial years in the 1920's and the resultant bustle of activity in the west brought the
population to 2000 persons. However, with the invention of the Model T automobile, business began to decline in Langdon as residents took advantage of the proximity to Calgary and began driving into Calgary to purchase goods.
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