Richard Secord arrived in present day Edmonton, AB on September 1, 1881. He helped survey the Edmonton town site and helped build the first public school. In 1888 he opened a trading store on the Landing on two lots he purchased from the Hudson Bay Co. After selling this business back to the Co. in 1890, he re-established his trading company in Edmonton. He and his wife, Anna York, built the mansion Chateau Rochelle which, after their death became the first Edmonton Art Gallery.
Richard Secord arrived in present day Edmonton, AB on September 1, 1881. He helped survey the Edmonton town site and helped build the first public school. In 1888 he opened a trading store on the Landing on two lots he purchased from the Hudson Bay Co. After selling this business back to the Co. in 1890, he re-established his trading company in Edmonton. He and his wife, Anna York, built the mansion Chateau Rochelle which, after their death became the first Edmonton Art Gallery.
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