Irvine, Alberta

Irvine is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County. It is located approximately 35km east of Medicine Hat on Highway 1 and has an elevation of 763m. The hamlet is located in census division No. 1 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat. HistoryThe vast prairies were home to the Cree and other indigenous groups who traversed the area in and around the nearby Cypress Hills, following the routes of the bison. By 1870, the bison were all but gone. The Palliser Expedition passed through the region in 1859. Métis settled in the hills during the mid-1860s, and the Cypress Hills Massacre occurred in 1873. A settlement developed around a trading post, and became known as 20 Mile Post - 20 miles from the next trading post at Medicine Hat. It later was renamed Irvine in honour of Colonel A. Irvine, a commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police who served with General F. D. Middleton during the North-West Rebellion of 1885.

Irvine is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County. It is located approximately 35km east of Medicine Hat on Highway 1 and has an elevation of 763m. The hamlet is located in census division No. 1 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat. HistoryThe vast prairies were home to the Cree and other indigenous groups who traversed the area in and around the nearby Cypress Hills, following the routes of the bison. By 1870, the bison were all but gone. The Palliser Expedition passed through the region in 1859. Métis settled in the hills during the mid-1860s, and the Cypress Hills Massacre occurred in 1873. A settlement developed around a trading post, and became known as 20 Mile Post - 20 miles from the next trading post at Medicine Hat. It later was renamed Irvine in honour of Colonel A. Irvine, a commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police who served with General F. D. Middleton during the North-West Rebellion of 1885.