Town of Magrath
The town of Magrath is a proud member of the Canadian Badlands
Ltd. (this cache may not be located near the community
represented.) Magrath is a town in Cardston County, Alberta,
Canada. Magrath is located near the Canadian Rockies and is 32 km
(20 mi) south of Lethbridge and 242 km (150 mi) south of Calgary.
Magrath was established in 1899 by Mormon settlers. These settlers
were recruited by the Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company to
construct irrigation works in the area. The settlers were paid in
cash and land in the town. This was the first major irrigation work
in Canada and was made possible by the settlers' experience with
the extensive irrigation projects undertaken in Utah and Idaho.
This cache is part of the Legacy Trail produced by the Canadian
Badlands Geocaching Association for the Best of the Bad Mega
Event.
The Legacy Trail
The Legacy Trail is a collection of geocaches that circles its
way over 100 miles on country roads traversing some of the most
scenic and spectacular landscape in this part of the Canadian
Badlands. A large number of caches in a variety of types, sizes and
difficulty are placed on the Trail. Every town, village and
hamletin the Canadian Badlands has its own cache. Some caches were
named after local historic events and people, as well as
celebrities who grew up in this area. Some caches were sponsored by
geocachers who attended the Best of the Bad Mega Event. The Legacy
Trail was produced by the Canadian Badlands Geocaching Association
for the Best of the Bad Mega Event.
The Canadian Badlands
The Canadian Badlands in Alberta are home to the world's most
extensive dinosaur bone beds, badlands and hoodoos, and a
world-class museum that shelters a 75 million-year-old legacy. The
region is rich in culturally and and a complex and diverse modern
society that is still deeply rooted in the spirit of the
frontier.