The first turn-of-the century settlers in the Drayton
Valley area made their living as lumbermen or trappers, commuting to
Edmonton on the North Saskatchewan River. Drayton Valley was named
after a British town by the Drake family, the first settlers. The
hamlet was later moved up the hill from the river valley. In 1953, the
Pembina Field was discovered by Mobil Oil of Canada, then the
largest find in North America. Within a year, the town grew from 75
to 2000 people! In 1956 Pembina became a town and now has 5,500
residents.
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