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Chapter 01
1886 - 1913
The Exhibition and the Stampede have grown with the city of Calgary.
Chapter 02
1914 - 1945
Between the First and Second World Wars, the Calgary Stampede served as a training ground, a showcase for Western Canadian production and an escape from tumultuous world events.
Chapter 03
1946 - 2011
During the second half of the 20th century, the Calgary Stampede expanded and became the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
Chapter 04
2011 - Present
The Stampede welcomed its second century with fanfare in 2012 and was devastated by a flood in 2013, but the show went on and it continues to celebrate the community as well as western heritage and culture.
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About the Calgary Stampede
Historical Committee
The magnitude of the flood damage to Stampede Park was overwhelming, but thanks to pre-planning and quick-thinking, cleanup had already begun. On Monday, June 24, contractors from all over North America arrived to help. Tandem trailers, dump trucks and other heavy machinery laboured in constant, 12-hour shifts. And while the furious cleanup effort raged behind the scenes, a press conference announced that Stampede 101 would proceed.
One of the most daunting recovery tasks involved dirt from the Infield and Track. It all had to be removed - then rebuilt with more than 25,000 cubic meters of clay, sand, and gravel. In addition, every building had to be power washed, sanitized and inspected...with power, communication, and safety systems restored. Many of our buildings continue to be recovered and remediated.
The interior of one of the Stampede's barns after the waters receded in June 2013.
Stampede officials survey the damage on the southwest side of the Park in June 2013.
A panorama of flood waters in the Grandstand and Infield area.
The Elbow River inundated the track, barns and Infield during the June 2013 southern Alberta floods.
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