There are street names throughout Okotoks that are named after people instead of the numbering system used in other towns and cities.

According to the Museum and Archives Specialist with the Town of Okotoks Kathy Coutts, the first streets to be named after people happened over a hundred years ago.

"I would say the tradition of naming streets after people date back to when John Lineham was very politically active in the town and he passed away in the teen years [1910's]," explains Coutts. "For example, Elizabeth Street and Elma Street were named after his two daughters. So, he was instrumental in the naming of those two streets."

Since then, numerous streets have been named after people.

"There's been a number of streets named after people in Okotoks for a variety of reasons. Some were named after mayors, some after well respected individuals in the community who contributed to the town in a number of ways," says Coutts. "And also, after a geographic location. For example, North Railway Street. You know exactly where it is. It's North of the railway tracks."

While a lot of the newer neighbourhoods have names, Coutts says that it's typically the older residential subdivisions that are named after people.

There currently isn't an exhibit or website where you can find information on street names, but the Museum has found a unique way of getting it out to the public.

"One of the initiatives that we've taken on this year on Social Media is to put how streets got their names, and it's on Facebook and Instagram," Coutts says. "And each week we post up on how a particular street got their name and a little bit of background on the person."

They are now about six weeks into the project, and Coutts says they are almost at the point where they have enough information to be able to create a virtual exhibit on the town's website, which is what they are working towards.

"I've done a lot of research on street names, so I've got a variety of posts that we are going to continue to plan and post on a weekly basis, so stay tuned to our Instagram and Facebook for new posts being added every week. And then we'll turn that into a virtual exhibit on the website fairly soon."

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