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In 1905 Carl Christiansen offered to be the postmaster for the new community which at this time had no name. Several names were submitted and Dickson was chosen.

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Laura Christiansen on horse outside log home which also housed the post office.
1905
Dickson, Alberta, Canada

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He ran the post office out of his home for four years.

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More pioneers arrived at Dickson after 1904.
1904
Dickson, Alberta, Canada

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By 1909, the community of Dickson was growing as more and more Danish settlers began to arrive.

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Gordon Christiansen discusses how it was decided his father Carl should open a general store.
2001
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It was clear that a store had to be built in Dickson.

"Well, they decided that they needed a store in the community and he was the one that had some experience with it, so I guess he was the natural choice. They sort of promoted him I guess, and decided he should build this store."

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Layout of Dickson after store was built
1912
Dickson, Alberta, Canada
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Carl and Laura decided to give up farming to start a general store. They purchased the quarter section on which the Dickson school had been built and decided to build their store just west of it. Axel Lundgren was given the contract to build the two-story building of sawn lumber.

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The growing Christiansen family
1913
Dickson, Alberta, Canada
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The ground floor was to act as the store while the upstairs would be the living quarters of the ever-growing Christiansen family.

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Dickson Store newly built
1909
Dickson, Alberta, Canada

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The store must have looked a little bare and seemed over ambitious to onlookers. When the store was completed, Mr. Lonneberg (one of the carpenters of the store) asked Carl "What are you going to fill this place with?"

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Variety of provisions carried by the store
1930
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