Strathcona is a 19th-century variation of "Glen Coe", a river valley in Scotland. The word was invented for use in the title Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, first used for Donald Smith, a Canadian railway financier, in order to avoid association with the Massacre of Glencoe of 1692.
Strathcona may refer to:
People
Places
Canada
Alberta
- Old Strathcona, Edmonton, the former core of the City of Strathcona and now a Provincial Historic Area and arts and entertainment district
- Strathcona, Alberta, a former city, now a part of Edmonton
- Strathcona, Edmonton, a neighbourhood, part of the former city
- Strathcona County, a municipality outside Edmonton
- Strathcona Park, Calgary, a neighbourhood
Other places in Canada
- Strathcona (Hamilton, Ontario), a neighbourhood
- Strathcona, Vancouver, British Columbia, a neighbourhood
- Strathcona Islands, Nunavut
- Strathcona Park (Ottawa), a park in Ottawa, Ontario
- Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Strathcona Regional District, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Strathcona Township, Ontario, a geographic township
Other places
- Mount Strathcona, Antarctica
- Strathcona, Minnesota, United States
Canadian electoral districts
- Edmonton—Strathcona, current federal electoral district
- Edmonton-Strathcona (provincial electoral district), current provincial electoral district
- Strathcona (federal electoral district), former federal electoral district
- Strathcona (N.W.T. electoral district), former Northwest Territories electoral district
- Strathcona (provincial electoral district), former provincial electoral district
- Strathcona-Sherwood Park, current provincial electoral district
Education
- Lord Strathcona Elementary School, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School, a private school for girls in Canterbury, Victoria, Australia
- Old Scona, a high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Strathcona Composite High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Strathcona Elementary School, part of Winnipeg School Division, Manitoba, Canada
Other
- Lord Strathcona Medal, the highest civilian citation a Canadian cadet can receive
- Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), Canadian Forces regiment
- Strathcona (genus), a genus of rodent and sister genus to Masillamys
- Strathcona (HBC vessel), a sternwheel paddle steamer operated by the Hudson's Bay Company from 1898–1902 on the Pacific Northwest coast, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels
See also
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