Place:Cardston, Alberta, Canada

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NameCardston
TypeCommunity
Coordinates49.2°N 113.3°W
Located inAlberta, Canada
source: Family History Library Catalog
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Cardston is a town in southwest Alberta, Canada. Cardston was settled in 1887 by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) from Utah Territory who travelled via the Macleod-Benton Trail to Alberta in one of the century's last wagon migrations. The official founder of the town is Charles Ora Card, after whom the town is named.

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