Pincher Creek

Pincher Creek is a town in the southwest of Alberta, Canada. It is found promptly east of the Canadian Rockies, 101 km 63 mi west of Lethbridge and 210 km 130 mi south of Calgary. For a considerable length of time before European pilgrims achieved this region and possessed it, Aboriginal groups of the Blackfoot, Peigan and Kootenai went through, lived in or frequented the area. The town got its name in 1868 when a gathering of miners lost a pincer in the little stream at this area.

These pliers would have been utilized as a component for trimming the feet of the steeds and therefore had some an incentive to the gathering. In 1874, the North-West Mounted Police came to southern Alberta. One of them found the rusting devices in the stream, and they named the zone Pincher Creek. In 1876, the NWMP built up a pony cultivate in the zone. It shut in 1881, yet a considerable lot of the troops remained to encourage the town.

James Schofield opened Pincher Creek's first store in 1884. By 1885 Pincher Creek had a store known as Schofield and Hyde General Store. Harry Hyde succeeded Schofield as Pincher Creek's first postmaster. In 1898, Pincher Creek was joined a town. In 1906, the network was formally joined as a town and named Pincher Creek. Numerous inhabitants are relatives of the pioneer families who settled there more than 100 years prior.