Welling Station | |
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| Coordinates:49°27′24″N112°47′13″W / 49.45667°N 112.78694°W /49.45667; -112.78694 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 3 |
| Municipal district | Cardston County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Cardston County Council |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 18 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403,587, 825 |
Welling Station is ahamlet insouthern Alberta, Canada withinCardston County.[2]
Welling Station is located on the southeast side ofHighway 5 approximately 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) south of Highway 5's intersection withHighway 52. The hamlet is approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south ofWelling, 22 kilometres (14 mi) south ofLethbridge, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west ofRaymond and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast ofMagrath.
The population of Welling Station according to the2008 municipal census conducted by Cardston County is 18.[1]
Welling Station is the historic site of rodeo's first side-delivery bucking chute.[3] In 1916, rancher John W. Bascom and his sons moved to Welling Station, running cattle along Pot Hole Creek.[4] The family produced weekend rodeos on the Bascom Ranch where they designed and made their bucking chute.[5][6] Bascom and his sons - Raymond "Tommy", Melvin, Earl and Weldon - have all been honored in Canada and the United States in halls of fame as rodeo pioneers and for their contributions to the sport of rodeo.[7]Earl Bascom later became a famous western artist and sculptor.[8]
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