Pincher Creek, Alberta, got its name after a group of prospectors lost a pincer (a tool for trimming horses' hooves) in a local creek in 1868. In 1874, a North West Mounted Police officer discovered the rusting tool in the creek, leading to the area and subsequently the community being called Pincher Creek. The name was officially recorded in a Geological Survey Report in 1880[1][2][3][4][5].
Before European settlement, the area was home to Indigenous peoples, and the Blackfoot name for the creek was “Little Spitzee,” meaning a stream with trees along its bank[1][3]. The English name specifically refers to the lost pincer tool, which was significant to early settlers as it was essential for horse care in a remote region[1][2][3][5].
⁂
- https://canadaehx.com/2021/04/13/the-history-of-pincher-creek/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pincher_Creek
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76R8ehnJKoA
- https://southcanadianrockies.ca/stories/the-rich-history-of-pincher-creek/
- https://southcanadianrockies.ca/stories/ten-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-south-canadian-rockies/
No comments:
Post a Comment