Madden, Alberta
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Madden is a designated place (an unincorporated hamlet) in southern Alberta, Canada, in the Municipal District of Rocky View.
Madden is located approximately 61 kilometers or 37.9 miles north of the City of Calgary, on Highway 574, straight west of Crossfield on Highway 2, the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor.
The hamlet was named after Bernard Madden, and early pioneer and a prominent rancher who arrived in the area in 1876. The post office was opened in May 1, 1931.
Madden, while small, boasts a feed mill, community hall and curling rink, meat processor, campground, fire station and an 18-hole golf course. Madden has also been host to a few film crews including the recent production 'Mayerthorpe' (seen on CTV) which was shot at various locations near the hamlet.
Madden was once located on a Canadian Pacific Railway spur from Collicutt to Cremona and had two elevators. The rail grade can still be seen as it goes west from the hamlet through the Ag Society grounds and east towards Nier Lakes.
[edit] References
Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta, University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.
Read, Tracey (1983). Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View, Calgary, Alberta.
[edit] External links
- Municipal District of Rocky View's official website
- Rocky View Community Profile on Alberta First
- Calgary-Edmonton Corridor in Alberta
- Madden Agriculture Society Webpage (contact info for ball diamond/hall/curling rink/campground rentals)
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