Bar U Ranch National Historic Site

Local nameBar U Ranch National Historic Site
LocationAlberta, Canada

The Bar U Ranch National Historic Site, located near Longview, Alberta, is a preserved ranch that for 70 years was one of the leading ranching operations in Canada. At its peak, the ranch extended over 160,000 acres with 30,000 cattle and 1000 Percheron horses. Two owners were instrumental in the establishment of the Calgary Stampede, forming part of the Big Four.

The ranch was founded by Fred Stimson, whose North West Cattle Company kept cattle on 147,000 acres of open range between 1881 and 1902. Stimson used the Bar U brand for NWCC stock. From 1902 to 1925 the Bar U was operated by George Lane and his business partners, whose business ventures included meat packing, mills and other farms and ranches.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_U_Ranch

Address T0L, Canada

Coordinates 50°25'23.882" N -114°14'40.419" E

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