The first settlers of the land that would later be called Spruce Grove, who came in 1891, originally needed to travel all the way to Edmonton to get their supplies, but it was such a dangerous and long trip that some people decided to open up stores right at the settlement. That was the very beginning of the town, which the folks wanted to name after the trees that grew in small clumps in the prairie around it: namely, poplars and spruces. Since there was already a town named Poplar Grove in the west, it was decided: the new settlement would be henceforth known as Spruce Grove. Since there was already a church built at the corner of Highway 16 and Century Road, this is where the town officially began to grow.
From "As The Roots Grow: a history of Spruce Grove and district":
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CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
- Gr. 1 - [3] LA [3] Social
- Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
- Gr. 3 - [4] LA
- Gr. 4 - [4] LA [4] Social
- Gr. 5 - [5] LA
- Gr. 6 - [6] LA
- Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
- Gr. 8 - [7] LA [4] Social
- Gr. 9 - [6] LA
- Gr. 10 - [5] LA [3] Social
- Gr. 11 - [3] LA
- Gr. 12 - [2] LA
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