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*'''1670''' Today’s [[Alberta Genealogy|Alberta]] was a part of the territory given to the Hudson’s Bay Company. | *'''1670''' Today’s [[Alberta Genealogy|Alberta]] was a part of the territory given to the Hudson’s Bay Company. | ||
*'''1691 '''Henry Kelsey of the Hudson's Bay Company sighted the eastern limits of Alberta. | *'''1691 '''Henry Kelsey of the Hudson's Bay Company sighted the eastern limits of Alberta. | ||
*'''1754-1755''' Anthony Henday, also of the Hudson's Bay Company, became the first white man to enter the Alberta area and the first to sight the Rocky Mountains. | *'''1754-1755''' Anthony Henday, also of the Hudson's Bay Company, became the first white man to enter the Alberta area and the first to sight the Rocky Mountains. | ||
*'''1777–1778''' Peter Pond crossed Portage la Loche and established the first trading post on Lake Athabasca. | *'''1777–1778''' Peter Pond crossed Portage la Loche and established the first trading post on Lake Athabasca. | ||