Delacour, Alberta
Encyclopedia
Delacour is a hamlet
in southern Alberta
under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County. It is located approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the City of Calgary
, and 24 km (14.9 mi) from its downtown
. The hamlet features a creek valley setting and The Canal at Delacour Golf Club.
construction crew. The line became part of the Canadian National Railway
in 1914. It was previously believed that Delacour was a French name meaning “of the heart”. It has been revealed that Mr. Delacour was from Denmark
. The first passenger train went through February 28, 1914. A small store was established in the community in 1914. The post office was in operation since November 15, 1915.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in southern Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County. It is located approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the City of Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, and 24 km (14.9 mi) from its downtown
Downtown Calgary
Downtown Calgary is a region of central Calgary, Alberta. It is not a single neighbourhood per se, but is actually a larger community containing three neighbourhoods and a number of districts....
. The hamlet features a creek valley setting and The Canal at Delacour Golf Club.
History
The Delacour station was named after the foreman of the Grand Trunk Pacific RailwayGrand Trunk Pacific Railway
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was a historical Canadian railway.A wholly owned subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Railway , the GTPR was constructed by GTR using loans provided by the Government of Canada. The company was formed in 1903 with a mandate to build west from Winnipeg, Manitoba to the...
construction crew. The line became part of the Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
in 1914. It was previously believed that Delacour was a French name meaning “of the heart”. It has been revealed that Mr. Delacour was from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The first passenger train went through February 28, 1914. A small store was established in the community in 1914. The post office was in operation since November 15, 1915.