Fun Facts About Lethbridge

Facts About Lethbridge: Lethbridge is a beautiful and an amazing city in province of Alberta, Canada and it is one of the largest city in southern Alberta. It is also Alberta’s 4th largest city by population jjust after Red Deer, Edmonton and Calgary and is the 3rd largest by land area after Edmonton and Calgary.

Fun Facts About Lethbridge make Lethbridge a very amazing and interesting place to visit in Alberta, Canada. Nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to Lethbridge’s warm summers, windy climate and mild winters. Lethbridge lies at southeast of Calgary on Oldman River.

Lethbridge is industrial, transportation, financial and commercial cemtre of southern Alberta. Economy of Lethbridge developed from the drift mining for coal in late 19th century and agriculture in early 20th century. Half of workforce is employed in hostpital, retail, education and health sectors and top 5 employers are Lethbridge government based offices.

There is only one university in Alberta south of Calagary i.e is in Lethbridge and 2 of the 3 colleges are in southern Alberta that have their campus in the city only. Cultural venues in Lethbridge includes sports centres, museum and art theatres.Lethbridge is a very beautiful city with amazing community pride.

Fun Facts About Lethbridge
1. Lethbridge get more than 320 days of sunshine every year, that people of Lethbridge enjjot a lot.

2. On 9th May, 1906, Lethbridge became a city.

3. Height if CP Rail High Level Bridge in Lethbridge is around 95.7 meters.

4. Lethbridge is only a city with its size of 2 post secondary institution University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge College.

5. Main industry in the soulthern Alberta is Agriculture and this play a very important role in city’s service sectors, wholesale and retail.

6. Lethbridge offers a central location from where you can see some beautiful attractions and sceneries. It is one of the the Fun Facts About Lethbridge.

7. Lethbridge offers around 70 parks which are 140 km of running trails and walking, sports fields and playgrounds throughout the city.

Attractions in Lethbridge
The city began as frontier town and has number of historical attractions. Lethbridge Viaduct is commonly known as High Level Bridge and it is one of the highest and longest steel trestle bridge in North America. It was completed in year 1909.

Fort Hamilton, originally known as Fort Whoop- UP, it was a point of centre if illegal activities during 19th century. It the very first fort which was built by J.J Healy in 1869 and A.B Hamilton like a whiskey post and this was destroyed a year later by fire.

As a cultural centre of southern Alberta, Lethbridge has number of notable cultural attractions. Nikka Yoku Japanese Garden was opened in 1967 in south Lethbridge as a part of Canadian centennial celebrations which was attended by Japan’s Prince and Princess Takamatsu. Galt Museum & Archives is one of the largest museum in Lethbridge area.

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