Anyone From Red Water?

[RXN]

When Oil Hit Redwater

You may find this interesting. a little photo blurb of ESSO's oil boom in Red Water during the 40's and 50's.

I liked pg. 34. it had an old newspaper from 1950 titled (Red Water may be the continents largest oil field).

Anyways, enjoy

 

[powder junkie]

Love lookn at old pics like that. Its crazy the way things change just yr to yr, nevermind 60+ years.
Thanks for sharing

 

[Cat401]

Pretty Cool.

Thanks

 

[Scuba]

We used to have a coffee table book of the history of the oil patch around the area. Born and raised there.

 

[iceman5689]

Interesting article. Athabasca oilsands is the largest deposit within the province.

 

[snochuk]

My grade 10 english teacher in the photos. Town has changed a lot!
No I'm not from Redwater but lots of relatives lived there.
Great pics.

 

[Cat401]

My grade 10 english teacher in the photos. Town has changed a lot!
No I'm not from Redwater but lots of relatives lived there.
Great pics.

yup, ol' Mr Hawrelko....I was in his class in his final year of teaching before he retired...looking back, he was actually one of my favorite teachers.

 

[YamaDad]

Thanks for the post. Redwater was (is) a massive oil deposit but certainly not the largest. History is always worth checking out.

I am always your disposal if anyone wants to ride in this area.

 

[Rjjtcross8]

I like reading about local history. Thanks for sharing!