Welling Station is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County.[2]
Welling Station | |
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  Welling Station Location of Welling Station  Welling Station Welling Station (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°27′24″N 112°47′13″W / 49.45667°N 112.78694°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 3 |
| Municipal district | Cardston County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Cardston County Council |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 18 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Welling Station is located on the southeast side of Highway 5 approximately 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) south of Highway 5's intersection with Highway 52. The hamlet is approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Welling, 22 kilometres (14 mi) south of Lethbridge, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Raymond and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of Magrath.
Demographics
editThe population of Welling Station according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Cardston County is 18.[1]
Historic site
editWelling Station is the historic site of rodeo's first side-delivery bucking chute.[3] In 1916, rancher John W. Bascom and his sons moved to Welling Station, running cattle along Pot Hole Creek.[4] The family produced weekend rodeos on the Bascom Ranch where they designed and made their bucking chute.[5][6] Bascom and his sons - Raymond "Tommy", Melvin, Earl and Weldon - have all been honored in Canada and the United States in halls of fame as rodeo pioneers and for their contributions to the sport of rodeo.[7] Earl Bascom later became a famous western artist and sculptor.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "First rodeo champion inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame › Westwind Weekly". www.westwindweekly.com.
- ^ "Furniture – Organize your room".
- ^ "Earl Bascom - Canadian Cowboy Country Magazine". cowboycountrymagazine.com. November 1, 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Father of modern rodeo inducted into Hall of Fame - The Western Producer". producer.com. September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Rodeo Canada - Official Home of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association". rodeocanada.com.
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