Visit Heritage Park
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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The Historical Village is now closed until May 17, 2025 except for special and ticketed events. The Historical Village will be open for Day Out With Thomas from May 3 - 4 and 10 - 11, 2025. Gasoline Alley Museum and the shops and restaurants in Heritage Plaza are open year-round.
Building/Museum
In 1875, the NWMP detachment at Fort Macleod ordered a sawmill from their supplier, I.G. Baker, in Montana. The sawmill was the first of its kind in Southern Alberta, and the NWMP used it to make shingles and floorboards for the Fort’s buildings. The sawmill used in the Park’s exhibit today comes from the Jensen farm in Priddis. Chris Jensen and his son Victor built the mill in 1915 with parts ordered from Kansas.
Established by either the settlers themselves or the federal government, sawmills were one of the first industries to appear in many early Southern Alberta settlements. A sawmill could transform a settlement from a primitive assortment of sod houses, tents and log cabins to a civilized town with sidewalks, fences, frame houses, barns and churches.
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500