Fitzgerald, Alberta (other)

	Fitzgerald, Alberta (other) Fitzgerald, Alberta may refer to: Fitzgerald, Alberta Fitzgerald, also known as Fort Fitzgerald and originally Smith's Landing, is an Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, located south of the Northwest Te ..., a locality in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta Fitzgerald, Cypress County, Alberta, a locality in Cypress County, Alberta * Fitzgerald, Thebathi 196, Alberta, a locality in Thebathi 196, Alberta {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fitzgerald, Alberta Fitzgerald, also known as Fort Fitzgerald and originally Smith's Landing, is an Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, located south of the Northwest Territories border, and southeast of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Fort Smith. History Prior to the extension of railway service to Hay River, Northwest Territories, on Great Slave Lake, all cargo being shipped to or from the north had to be portaged from Fitzgerald to Fort Smith, to avoid four impassable rapids. The community was known as Smith's Landing until 1915 when it was renamed Fort Fitzgerald after the late Francis Joseph Fitzgerald. Services Most of the community's services are provided from Fort Smith, including fire, law enforcement, health care, social services, and telecommunications. Law enforcement is part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police 'G division' in the Northwest Territories. Since Northwestel#Modern corpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fitzgerald, Cypress County, Alberta Cypress County is a municipal district in southeastern Alberta, Canada that surrounds the City of Medicine Hat and the Town of Redcliff. The municipality is part of Census Division 1, Alberta.http://www.albertafirst.com/profiles/statspack/20662.html AlbertaFirst.Com The first farm in the area was settled in 1890. Geography The Cypress County landscape is dominated by a shortgrass prairie ecosystem.http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/sag6303?OpenDocument Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development The land is flat to slightly rolling. The Cypress Hills region features mixed grasslands, wetlands and montane habitats. Major hydrological features include the South Saskatchewan and Milk rivers. Extensive coulee systems have formed adjacent to major rivers resulting in badlands terrain. Near Walsh, Alberta at lies the Badlands Guardian. Here the landscape takes the form of a head wearing a feathered headdress. The head is approximately wide and deep. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]