Olds - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Olds Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,074,271,303 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Olds

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.

Olds

Town in southern-central Alberta, Canada, 89 km/55 mi north of Calgary; population (1996 est) 5,800. Situated in a fertile agricultural region, it has feed mills, grain elevators, and creameries, as well as oil and natural gas resources. It was incorporated in 1905.

The town was founded in 1891 after the construction of the Calgary-Edmonton railway, and named after Canadian Pacific Railway engineer George Olds. Olds College was established here in 1913.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
Wessex Plate [it ran] 50 sovs each h ft with 1000 sovs added for four and five year olds.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.