Dimsdale, Alberta

Dimsdale
Location of Dimsdale Alberta

Dimsdale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada, within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[1] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Highway 43, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Grande Prairie.

The hamlet was named after Henry George Wadsworth Dimsdale, a construction engineer on the extension of the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  2. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 43.
  3. ↑ "Chapter 4: Dimsdale". Along the Wapiti. Wapiti River Historical Society. 1981. pp. 63–69. ISBN 092056402X.

Coordinates: 55°08′38″N 118°59′24″W / 55.14389°N 118.99000°W / 55.14389; -118.99000 (Dimsdale)


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