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Atlas of Alberta Railways: Alberta's Early Non Indigenous Settlers WebsiteAtlas of Alberta Railways: Alberta's Early Non Indigenous Settlers Website
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University of Alberta
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3rd - 8th
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Atlas of Alberta Railways: Alberta's Early Non Indigenous Settlers

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Presented by the University of Alberta, this resource contains information on the early non-indigenous settlement in the Alberta region. Information on the settlers themselves is provided as well as maps showing the growth in both population and railway networks in Alberta between 1885 - 1961.

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immigration, canadian immigration

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immigrants, alberta maps, alberta railway networks, alberta railways, canadian immigrant population, canadian immigrants, new canadians, growth of alberta, settlement into alberta, settlement of western canada, settling canada's west, immigration to canada's west

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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