Banff (Elevation: 1,384 m/4,540 ft • Population:
8721)
The town is settled in the 1880’s under the name Siding 29 after Canadian
Pacific Railway (CPR) completion through the Bow
Valley.
The town is named in 1884 by Lord Steven, a former
CPR director, recalling the name of his birthplace,
Banffshire in Scotland.
Banff is incorporated in 1990 - first incorporated
municipality within Canadian national park.
Canmore (Elevation: 1,309 m/4,296 ft • Population:
11,442)
Canmore is found in 1883.
The town is named by Donald A. Smith, an employee
of the CPR, after a namesake town in Scotland, Canmore
town.
Canmore is incorporated as a town with 2,000 residents
in 1965.
Lake Louise (Elevation: 1,540 m/5,052
ft • Population: 500)
Lake Louise is called "Lake of Little Fishes”
by Stoney Indians before to be recalled Emerald Lake
in 1883 by Tom Wilson, horse guide.
The lake is named in 1884 after Princess Louise (1848-1939),
the 4th daughter of Queen Victoria and Sir John Campbell,
Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883.
Chateau Lake Louise is built in 1925 from a saved
wing added in 1913 to a large Swiss-style rustic chalet
ravage by a fire in 1925. The hotel opens in 1926.
