The Swift Current Creek meanders through the prairie from the Cypress Hills to the South Saskatchewan River. The First Nations People knew this creek well. They camped along its banks for centuries. Later, when the fur traders found and forded the creek on their westward treks, they named it “Riviere Au Courant”, or Swift Current.
In 1882, the C.P.R. bridged the creek, and decided to build a depot. Furthermore, Swift Current became the freight terminus for goods hauled north and south on overland trails, and emerged as an integral part of The Battleford Trail that cut the deep wagon ruts we still see today.