E.P. Ranch

50°24′28″N 114°17′22″W / 50.407661°N 114.289454°W / 50.407661; -114.289454

E.P. Ranch
Town/CityPekisko
ProvinceAlberta
CountryCanada
OwnerBedingfield Family (1884–1919)
Edward VIII (1919–1962)
Cartwright Family (1962–)

The E.P. Ranch was a ranch and royal residence in Pekisko, Alberta that was owned from 1919 to 1962 by Edward VIII. In 1919, Edward, who was then the Prince of Wales, made a royal tour of Canada and purchased the ranch during his visit. The purchase was executed by George Lane, who owned the adjacent Bar U Ranch.[1] In 1962, by this time known as the Duke of Windsor, he sold the ranch to Jim Cartwright of the D Ranch.[2]

The Prince on the porch of the ranch house, next to George Harry Webster, in 1923.

References

  1. ^ Simon Evans, Prince Charming Goes West: The Story of the E.P. Ranch, (University of Calgary Press, 1993), 23.
  2. ^ Evans, 196.
Stub icon

This Alberta-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.