Welling Station is a
hamlet
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in
southern Alberta
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Welling Station is located on the southeast side of
Highway 5
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approximately south of Highway 5's intersection with
Highway 52. The hamlet is approximately south of
Welling
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, south of
Lethbridge, west of
Raymond
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and northeast of
Magrath.
Demographics
The population of Welling Station according to the
2008 municipal census conducted by Cardston County is 18.
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Historic site
Welling Station is the historic site of rodeo's first side-delivery bucking chute. In 1916, rancher John W. Bascom and his sons moved to Welling Station, running cattle along Pot Hole Creek. The family produced weekend rodeos on the Bascom Ranch where they designed and made their bucking chute. Bascom and his sons - Raymond "Tommy", Melvin, Earl and Weldon - have all been honored in Canada and the United States in halls of fame as rodeo pioneers and for their contributions to the sport of rodeo.
Earl Bascom
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later became a famous western artist and sculptor.
See also
*List of communities in Alberta
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* List of hamlets in Alberta
References
Cardston County
Hamlets in Alberta
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