Goforth was well respected as a local rancher in addition to being a doctor.

Pincher Creek’s pioneer commercial history is dotted with intriguing tales of that frontier spirit which made our settlement the vibrant community it is today. A prime example of that old time entrepreneurial get up and go can be found in the Colpman’s Drug Store which was a feature on the north side of Main Street from 1927 to 1965.

Pincher Creek’s pioneer business district was blessed with two drug stores. The second one to open was the McCrea Drug Store, which many years later became the commercial outlet operated by Charles (Charlie) C. Colpman. It was a fixture in the same location for nearly sixty years.

The Memorial Hospital, established circa 1902, answered Pincher Creek's increasing demand for full hospital services.

The Memorial Hospital, established circa 1902, answered Pincher Creek's increasing demand for full hospital services.

Dr. Leland Whitfield Walkey served Pincher Creek from the late 1910s, into the 1930s.

Doctors on the Pincher Creek frontier had primitive style offices where they provided patient consultations and housed the “latest” in medical equipment, medication and remedies.

Dr. A. C. Cooper Johnston was a pioneer medical physician and druggist associated with the early history of Lundbreck.

Perhaps the longest continuously operated drug store in southern Alberta if not the entire province.