In 1875, members of the North-West Mounted Police arrived on their horses at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers, the site where Fort Calgary was built. A community grew around that fort.

Calgary became a town in 1884 and later a city in 1894 ... silver dollar which sported a cowboy on a bucking bronc. The Confluence to undergo 1st major renovation in over 2 decades In 2025 ...