Cardston at a Glance
Located only 25 kilometres north of Montana, most residents of Cardston are
relatives of its first settlers, a group of Mormon pioneers who arrived in 1887
after travelling from Utah on one of the last covered wagon migrations. The town
is named after its founder, Charles Ora Card, and the original community centre
and rest stop, known as the Pioneer
Home, still stands, carefully preserved in its original location.
The striking Cardston
Alberta Temple was built by pious settlers while they were still living
in drafty log houses. Completed in 1923 after ten years of construction, the
Temple is made of granite quarried from British
Columbia, and every stone is hand-hewn. Built in 1907, the town's courthouse
was also carefully crafted and decorated by local artisans, and remained in
use longer than any other in Alberta.
Once mentioned in an episode of The Simpson's, Cardston's
Remington Carriage Museum has North America's largest collection of horse-drawn
sleighs, buggies and farm equipment, and the artful Museum
of Miniatures shrinks the Wild West down to a manageable size.
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WELCOME TO Cardston!
