John Glenn (Alberta)

John Glenn (Alberta)

John Glenn (1833 in County Mayo, Ireland – January 9, 1886 in Calgary, Alberta) was the first documented European to settle in the Calgary, Alberta, Canada area. He settled there in 1873 with his wife Adelaide (née Belcourt), and built a small log cabin near the confluence of Fish Creek and the Bow River - in today's Fish Creek Provincial Park.

Read more about John Glenn (Alberta):  Early Life, The Trading Post, John Glenn's Irrigation System, John Glenn's Family