Numerous National Historic Events also occurred across Alberta, and are identified at places associated with them, using the same style of federal plaque which marks National Historic Sites. Several National Historic Persons are commemorated throughout the province in the same way.
An exceptionally well-preserved coal-mining landscape; played a significant role in the coal history of the Drumheller Valley, the most productive plains coalfield in Alberta and southeastern British Columbia
A rustic log-faced building set prominently within a landscaped park in the Banff townsite, containing early botanical and zoological exhibits from Banff National Park in early twentieth-century glass cases
A historic ranch in the Alberta foothills, it played an important role in the ranching industry in Canada; a cultural landscape representative of Alberta ranching in the 1880-1950 period, it embodies the enduring rural character and traditional elements, both natural and man-made, all perfectly preserved
A four-storey sandstone building with central clock tower, designed in the Romanesque Revival style and serving as the focal point of Calgary's city hall complex
A preserved coal-mining landscape in one of the most important coal producing centres in the Crowsnest Pass, the greatest coalfield in Alberta and southeastern British Columbia
First commercially productive oil well in Western Canada; discovered in 1902 and running dry in 1904, it signaled the presence of much larger fields that were later developed; a monument was erected over the well in 1968
The final Hudson's Bay Company fort to bear the "Fort Edmonton" name, evolved into present-day Edmonton; a reconstruction of fort was built several kilometres from the site, and forms a part of Fort Edmonton Park
Starting point of Alexander MacKenzie's route to Pacific, 1793; connected with the exploration of the country, was replaced by Fort Dunvegan, another National Historic Site
A fort established in 1874 on an island on the Oldman River, it was the first outpost of the North-West Mounted Police in Western Canada, and served as NWMP headquarters between 1874 and 1878
The "Old Bay House" is the only Hudson's Bay Companyfactor's house on its original location in Alberta, the last remaining structure of the fort that evolved into the present-day hamlet of Fort Vermilion
Originally named Fort Hamilton, the Fort Whoop-Up trading post became the centre of the illegal whisky trade in the region, contributing to the formation of the North-West Mounted Police in 1874 to police Canada's western territories
Served as official residence of Alberta's first six Lieutenant Governors; its imposing exterior, prominent location and distinctive architecture symbolize Alberta's new provincial status and Edmonton's new role as capital in the early 20th century
A three-storey educational building prominently situated on the brow of the Bow River valley, constructed in the Collegiate Gothic style, representative of the growth of post-secondary educational institutions in Canada in the early 20th century
An early nineteenth-century transportation route through the Canadian Rockies; was also used by the native Ktunaxa First Nation to gain access to the buffalo herds on the plains east of the mountains
A cultural landscape illustrating the factors (local clay beds, access to railway transportation, vast supplies of natural gas to fire the kilns) that led to Medicine Hat's emergence as the largest supplier of clay products west of Ontario
A large-scale drill hall, the scale and prominent location of which exemplify the national pride that greeted Canada's strong performance in the South African War and the First World War
An aboriginal bison drive in use for roughly 2,000 years; remained undisturbed for centuries and presents a visually dramataic and archaeologically important example of a buffalo jump
A movie palace designed by internationally renowned theatre architect C. Howard Crane, and one of four surviving movie theatres in Canada built by the Allen Chain
Scientific and aesthetic horticultural garden laid out by William R. Reader in the Arts and Crafts-style; showcases and tests the possibilities of gardening in Calgary; admired for its beauty and botanical diversity, inspiring professional and amateur gardeners
An archaeological site that contains the remains of several early 19th-century fur trade forts known by the names of Rocky Mountain House (established by the North West Company) and Acton House (established by the Hudson's Bay Company)
A noted example of Gothic Revival architecture in Alberta; its modern materials and relatively severe and planar quality represents a marriage of early 20th-century aesthetic with French Gothic Revival details; distinguished by its pale, smooth concrete decorations
A late-nineteenth-century retail streetscape in downtown Calgary; tells the processes of prairie urban development, the rising importance of the retail sector of the Canadian economy, and the central role retail streets play in Canadian urban experience; façades reflect the evolution of architectural style in commercial buildings from the late 19th century to the 1930s
Various sets of archaeological remains relating to the cultural occupations by the Niitsitapi, featuring tipi rings, medicine wheels and other rock arrangements
A former laboratory located near the summit of Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park; Canada's most important cosmic ray observatory from the 1950s, contributed to understanding of how the sun affects the earth's environment; part of nine monitoring stations built to meet Canada's commitment to International Geophysical Year of 1957-58
A petroleum industrial complex comprising 22 metal buildings and related infrastructure, and the site of two early gas wells that established the Turner Valley as the most important oil field in Alberta
The first major oil field in Alberta, plants provided only extensive gas-processing system in the province; discoveries in 1924 made oilfield the leading producer in Canada, and in 1936 reached its peak output; production declined after 1942, but still remains significant producer of oil and gas
A cultural landscape illustrating major themes in the development of the Canadian Prairies, including the rise of the fur trade, the establishment of the Métis river lot system, the arrival of missions, prairie agricultural development and the arrival of eastern European immigrants
A court house symbolic of the rapid growth of the justice system in Alberta, typifying court house design during this formative period in the growth of western Canada
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