Centennial Marker - Regina Post Office - Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada - Community Commemoration on Waymarking.com

The centennial marker reads:

The following information about the beginning of the settlement of Regina is from a brochure titled A Brief History of Regina:

"In the late 1800s, free homesteads of 160 acres were available on the prairies. Pioneers settled in the Regina district to take advantage of the water and the fertile soil. But the lack of a railway in the region inhibited development.

The first pioneer in the Regina area, Edward Carss, settled at the junction of the Qu'Appelle River and Wascana Creek in September 1881. On June 10, 1882, the first party of six settlers set up camp near the site of the present Wascana Lake. A few days later, a second party of 11 homesteaders joined them. These 17 pioneers were Regina's founders.

The Canadian Pacific Railway provided the impetus for the settlement of Regina. In 1882, the CPR decided on a southern route across the plains (and through present - day Regina) since the landscape allowed for easy construction and the CPR owned nearly half the land surrounding the proposed track. Since the proposed railway was too far away from the territorial capital, Battleford, Sir John A. MacDonald instructed the CPR to choose a new capital on behalf of the government. The CPR published a map indicating a station would be located at the point where the railway crossed Wascana Creek. As a result, this location was chosen as the new territorial capital before the first train arrived on August 23, 1882.

Lieutenant Governor Edgar Dewdney created dissatisfaction among settlers by selecting the same location as the headquarters for the North West Mounted Police and the Indian Department. Other established towns, such as Troy (Qu'Appelle) and Fort Qu'Appelle, had hoped to be the seat of government.

Several names, including "Leopold," were proposed for the new town on the banks of Wascana Creek. The name finally adopted was suggested by Princess Louise, wife of the Governor General. She proposed the name "Regina" to honour her mother, Queen Victoria, who was reigning at the time."

The following additional information is from Wikipedia:

"Regina was incorporated as a city on 19 June 1903, and was proclaimed the capital of the 1905 province of Saskatchewan on 23 May 1906, by the first provincial government, led by Premier Walter Scott; the monumental Saskatchewan Legislative Building was built between 1908 and 1912."

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