Why you'd want to live in Langdon

Langdon was founded in 1882 during the colonization of the west. The town was named after Robert Bruce Langdon, a contractor who helped build the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). Prior to its construction, Southern Alberta was home to Indigenous tribes, the Mounted Police, at least four missionaries, as well as a few ranchers, traders and settlers. Originally deemed not suitable for farming, it was viewed as an undesirable place for settlement and therefore left mostly untouched. That all changed when the CPR, along with a few other rail companies, embarked on the construction of rail lines throughout Southern Alberta. These new lines made Calgary and Medicine Hat primary division points with Langdon and Gleichen acting as the main trade and distribution centers. via langdonchamber.ca