- Bezanson, Alberta
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subdivision_type2 = Census division
subdivision_name2 = No. 19
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subdivision_name3 = Grande Prairie County
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footnotes = Bezanson is a unincorporated settlement innorthern Alberta ,Canada .It is located in Grande Prairie County, near the crossing of
Smoky River by Highway 43. Administration lies with the [Grande Prairie County No. 1, Alberta|Grande Prairie County [Cite web|url=http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0133_1.htm|author=Alberta Municipal Affairs|title=Grande Prairie County No. 1 - County Profile|accessdate=2008-06-27]The hamlet has a population of 197.
History
Born near Halifax, Nova Scotia September 1st, 1878
A. M. Bezanson (Ancel Maynard) had come to the Peace River Country in 1906. On returning to Edmonton he published a pamphlet, 'The Peace River Trail' in May 1907 in an effort to increase interest in the area. He settled near the the junction of the Wapiti and Smoky rivers in 1908 and started a settlement there. Bezanson was established in 1910, when it was expected that the Grande Prairie-Grande Cache Railway would pass through the region. The settlement grew until 1914,Cite web|url=http://www.discoverthepeacecountry.com/htmlpages/bezanson.html|title=Bezason|author=Discover the Peace Country|accessdate=2008-02-04] when it was found that the railway would pass to the north through Rycroft. The townsite was moved to be near the highway. A campsite and historical markers are at the original townsite 6 miles to the southeast.A ferry was opened in 1915 across the
Smoky River . The first bridge over the river was built in 1949, when the highway from Grande Prairie toEdmonton passed through the settlement. It was detoured in 2001, with the twinning of Highway 43 and the opening of the new Smoky River bridge.Geography
The nearby
Kleskun Hills are the northernmost badlands in Canada and contain one of the few unbroken areas of the original prairie.Demographics
The community had a total population of 197 living in 85 dwellings in 2006.Cite web | url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/2006/http://broadband.gc.ca/demographic_servlet/community_demographics/371 | title= Bezanson - Community demograhics|author=Industry Canada/Web Achieve| authorlink=Industry Canada | year=2006 | accessdate= 2008-06-27] The community has a land area of km2 to mi2|41.40|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a
population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|4.8| spell=UK | abbr=yes.ee also
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Hamlets of Alberta References
External links
* [http://www.calverley.ca/Part07-Arts%20and%20Crafts/7-014.html Article about A. M. Bezanson]
Geographic Location (8-way)
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