Vulcan Cemetery
Vulcan, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada
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Get directions Highway 534 and 10th Avenue North
Vulcan, Alberta T0L 2B0
Canada
Coordinates: 50.40322, -113.27741 - www.townofvulcan.ca/your-town/town-office/cemetery
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Vulcan Town Office
321 2nd Street South
Vulcan, Alberta T0L 2B0
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Vulcan Cemetery is located just off Highway 534 on 10th Avenue North in the town of Vulcan, Alberta, stands as a lasting testament to the rural prairie community and its generations of residents.
The town of Vulcan itself was established during the great settlement period of southern Alberta. Founded along the Canadian Pacific Railway line, Vulcan was incorporated as a village in 1912, later becoming a town in 1921. Its name was chosen by a CPR surveyor inspired by the Roman god of fire.
Vulcan Cemetery reflects the historical experiences of the community. It contains markers of lives shaped by the hardships and hopes of rural Alberta: pioneers who homesteaded the land, farmers who endured fluctuating economic conditions, families who lived through pandemics and wars, and community members whose names echo local heritage.
The Vulcan Cemetery's includes graves from both the First and Second World Wars. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists five identified casualties buried at Vulcan Cemetery, commemorating local residents who served and died in global conflict. These war graves form part of a larger pattern seen across Canadian cemeteries where service and sacrifice are memorialized close to home.
Vulcan Cemetery is located just off Highway 534 on 10th Avenue North in the town of Vulcan, Alberta, stands as a lasting testament to the rural prairie community and its generations of residents.
The town of Vulcan itself was established during the great settlement period of southern Alberta. Founded along the Canadian Pacific Railway line, Vulcan was incorporated as a village in 1912, later becoming a town in 1921. Its name was chosen by a CPR surveyor inspired by the Roman god of fire.
Vulcan Cemetery reflects the historical experiences of the community. It contains markers of lives shaped by the hardships and hopes of rural Alberta: pioneers who homesteaded the land, farmers who endured fluctuating economic conditions, families who lived through pandemics and wars, and community members whose names echo local heritage.
The Vulcan Cemetery's includes graves from both the First and Second World Wars. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists five identified casualties buried at Vulcan Cemetery, commemorating local residents who served and died in global conflict. These war graves form part of a larger pattern seen across Canadian cemeteries where service and sacrifice are memorialized close to home.
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- Added: 27 Aug 2006
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2187166
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