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High River is a town within the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada with a population of 12,920 (2011).〔 It is south of the City of Calgary, at the junction of Alberta Highways 2 and 23. High River is located approximately south of downtown Calgary. == History == The community takes its name from the Highwood River, which flows through the town.〔(Karamitsanis, Aphrodite, Ed. ''Place names of Alberta. Volume II. Southern Alberta''. pg. 58. ) Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism and Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society and University of Calgary Press. 1992. ISBN 0-919813-95-X. Retrieved 2015-01-19〕 The area was originally inhabited largely by the Blackfoot First Nation, who called the site Ispitzee (or the “place of high trees along running water”). By 1870, after the arrival of the North West Mounted Police and after Treaty Number 7 had been signed in 1877, settlers began arriving into the region.〔(High River Downtown ARP Final Draft, O2 Planning + Design, page 25, Nov. 2014. ) Retrieved 2015-01-19〕〔Knupp, Lillian. Life and Legends: A History of the Town of High River. Calgary: Sandstone Publishing Ltd., 1982.〕 High River's development centered on a convenient location for people, horses and cattle to cross the Highwood River - a location known as "The Crossing".〔(Alberta Culture and Town of High River. A Walking Tour of High River. ) Edmonton: Alberta Culture. Retrieved 2015-01-19〕 Development of the town was supported by the completion of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway in 1892.〔〔 High River incorporated as a village on December 5, 1901, and was incorporated as a town on February 12, 1906.〔 Although growth slowed during the First World War, it continued after the war with the building of brick structures and a number of industries. One of Canada's first air force stations was constructed to the east of the town in 1921〔(BCATP Station High River and No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School ). Bomber Command Air Museum. Retrieved: 2015-01-13.〕〔Roberts, Leslie. ''There Shall Be Wings''. Toronto: Clark, Irwin and Co. Ltd., 1959. No ISBN. pg 40.〕 The establishment of a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan elementary flying training school at the same air station helped boost High River's economy during the Second World War.〔〔 High River continued to grow throughout the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1970s the downtown saw some major redevelopment, and redevelopment is continuing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「High River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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