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Drumheller was named after Samuel Drumheller, who, after purchasing the homestead of Thomas Patrick Greentree, had it surveyed into the original Drumheller townsite and put lots on the market in 1911. Also in 1911, Samuel Drumheller started coal mining operations near the townsite. [7] Drumheller got a railway station in 1912. [8]
Joseph Drumheller (September 25, 1900 – April 18, 1970) was an American chemical engineer and politician in the state of Washington.He was a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate between 1935 and 1942, representing the 7th district.
Drumheller is the most spectacular tract of butte-and basin scabland on the plateau. It is an almost unbelievable labyrinth of anastamosing channels, rock basins, and small abandoned cataracts. [3] Drumheller Channels connects the Quincy Basin, which lies to north, with the Othello Basin on the south.
[2] [3] It takes its name from Horseshoe Canyon, an area of badlands near Drumheller. The Horseshoe Canyon Formation is part of the Edmonton Group. In its type section (Red Deer River Valley at Drumheller), it is ~250 metres (820 ft) thick, but further west the formation is older and thicker, exceeding 500 metres (1,600 ft) near Calgary. [4]
Aug. 16—Developers are planning to build 17 townhomes adjacent to Drumheller Springs Historical Park in northwest Spokane. Named after Dan Drumheller, who used the springs as a clean source of ...
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The museum also operate several outreach programs, providing students hands-on field training, and conducting several "pay-to-dig" programs in the Drumheller area, where members of the public participate in bonebed excavation. [41] The museum has a suite of distance learning programs, providing educational programming to students.
In 2000, the newspaper went online. The website has become Drumheller's longest running and most comprehensive news website. In the past 100 years 15 newspapers have started in the area, and the "Drumheller Mail" has maintained the largest proven circulation. In 2011, the paper celebrated 100 years of publishing services in Alberta. [2]