| 词条 | Welling Station |
| 释义 |
Welling Station is located on the southeast side of Highway 5 approximately {{convert|0.8|km}} south of Highway 5's intersection with Highway 52. The hamlet is approximately {{convert|2|km}} south of Welling, {{convert|22|km}} south of Lethbridge, {{convert|8|km}} west of Raymond and {{convert|7|km}} northeast of Magrath. Historic siteWelling Station is the historic site of rodeo's first side-delivery bucking chute.[2] In 1916, rancher John W. Bascom and his sons moved to Welling Station, running cattle along Pot Hole Creek.[3] The family produced weekend rodeos on the Bascom Ranch where they designed and made their bucking chute.[4][5] 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.[6] Earl Bascom later became a famous western artist and sculptor.[7]See also
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf |title= Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities |author=Alberta Municipal Affairs |authorlink=Alberta Municipal Affairs |date=2010-04-01 |accessdate=2010-06-21}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.westwindweekly.com/news/2015/07/23/first-rodeo-champion-inducted-into-canadas-sports-hall-of-fame/|title=First rodeo champion inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame › Westwind Weekly|author=|date=|website=www.westwindweekly.com}} 3. ^http://www.rigginsnrhymes.com/the-riggin-a-little-of-the-history/ 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cowboycountrymagazine.com/2010/11/earl-bascom/|title=Earl Bascom - Canadian Cowboy Country Magazine|author=|date=1 November 2010|website=cowboycountrymagazine.com}} 5. ^http://www.cardstonhistoricalsociety.org/galleries/county/029_Ch%206%202015.pdf 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.producer.com/2015/09/father-of-modern-rodeo-inducted-into-hall-of-fame/|title=Father of modern rodeo inducted into Hall of Fame - The Western Producer|author=|date=17 September 2015|website=producer.com}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://rodeocanada.com/news_archives/2015/Announcements/earl-bascom-Cdn-Sport-HOF.htm|title=Rodeo Canada - Official Home of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association|author=|date=|website=rodeocanada.com}} External links
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