Duhamel, Alberta
An early trading post was situated 2-3 miles northwest of the hamlet's current site, directly on a well-used ford of the Battle River.The trading post was a key point for exchange between the First Nations people, fur traders, and the Hudson's Bay Company.[4] A church was built in 1883 for the service of Father Bellevaire, and was visited by Bishop Grandin, who named the settlement after Joseph-Thomas Duhamel.In 1910, Duhamel moved to its present location on the newly constructed Grand Trunk Pacific rail line from Tofield to Calgary.A farmer by the name of Schielke discovered the strange occurrence on Saturday, August 5, 1967, after a night of heavy rains.