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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dwhiz, post: 2034233, member: 25416&quot;][ATTACH=full]370558[/ATTACH] </p><p>MedalCommemorating End of the SteelStrathcona Depot1897 - 1898From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Calgary and Edmonton Railway (C&amp;E) was an early pioneer railway in what was then the Northwest Territories, now Alberta, Canada. It connected the towns of Calgary and Strathcona (also called South Edmonton) and opened in 1891.[1] The line was the first major transportation connection for the isolated Edmonton settlement, and the development of the line was responsible for the creation of many railway towns along the line such as Red Deer and Wetaskiwin.Initially, the northern terminus of the line was the old wooden Srathcona train station, now the Calgary and Edmonton Railway Station Museum, until the Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway company was created to run a shortline across the North Saskatchewan River in 1902. In 1907 the new Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway station, now the Iron Horse Night Club, became the new depot for Strathcona.The line&#039;s primary raison d&#039;être to move in settlers from the east coast to Edmonton where they would congregate at immigration halls and land titles offices before setting out into the rural areas to start homesteads. Some limited export of grain happened from farms near the line, but the real grain boom in the area required the construction of many more branch lines lined with grain elevators.The line was later acquired by the Canadian Pacific Railway, and Strathcona merged with Edmonton in 1912. The line itself still exists, although passenger service has been discontinued. View Pics, and bid accordinglyApprox: 1 3/8 inches in</p><p>It arrived today and here is my photo[ATTACH=full]370513[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So I did more research on this token and found out there are 4 different mint marks;</p><p>Shovel (which mine has) Hat, Pick, and Cane</p><p>Wow ain&#039;t that interesting[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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