CALGARY GROUP PAGE NO. 2

Bannerman's Feed Store


Bannerman's Feed Store


1883 cover referred to in the text below.

"In 1875, the N.W.M.P. built Fort Calgary on the west bank of the Elbow river at its confluence with the Bow. A tent town had grown up on the east bank across from the Fort and had dramatically increased in size in anticipation of the coming of the CPR in 1883. The first CPR train, loaded with dignitaries, was greeted with great excitement and fanfare when it arrived August 11th. Calgary's first Post Office opened in the tent town October 1st, 1883 with William Bannerman as it's first Postmaster.

The cover shown was mailed No 21, 1883 and is an early strike of the first Calgary hammer. The Bannerman cornercard refers to William's brothers, Joseph and James, owners of the feed store which was located across the street from the newly built CPR station. In the early months of 1884, the Calgary Post Office building was moved to the newly forming downtown Calgary and was close to the CPR Station. Sometime later, the Post Office moved into the back of the Flour and Feed store."

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