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Important IntersectionLeduc
"Leduc...where oil made it in 1947"
The rural town of Leduc lies about 30km south of Edmonton on Highway 2. Nothing much happened here until 1947 when oil was discovered near here. The No. 1 well is now a major tourist interpretive center showing the inside workings of a typical oil well. It's located near the junction of Highway 60 and Highway 19 near Devon.
The other chief attraction and center of activity is Edmonton International Airport, just a couple of miles northwest of Leduc. The whole area is surrounded by rich farmlands mainly growing grain. Dotted here and there among the fields are pumpjacks.
One of Leduc's famous citizens is clarinetist James Campbell.
