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…but here we can just explore at our leisure. We’re in historic downtown Bassano Alberta and it’s amazing! The writing of this piece was made super simple thanks to the town publishing a walking tour pamphlet which gives the history of the buildings seen (there’s also informative plaques on many)…. (Search hits: 1 in title, 29 in body, 5 in comments.)

Dorothy Alberta is a charming little town – not quite a ghost town but pretty darn close. It’s home to a number of well known and often photographed landmarks, in particular its two quaint churches and the solitary grain elevator that looms over the highway. Under gorgeous blue skies we… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 4 in comments.)

Neidpath is a tiny ghost town on the vast Saskatchewan prairies and is home to a pair of fine looking grain elevators that are the subject of this report. Abandoned for decades, these old structures have seen better days, but it’s that very thing, that they are so run down… (Search hits: 0 in title, 10 in body, 5 in comments.)

…town. The immediate area, the rolling plains in the far east part of the province, was opened up to settlement, and grain farming, in the early 1910s. Of course First Nation’s Peoples had called it home for eons before that. The town of Esther itself, however, was not established until… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 3 in comments.)

…Forgotten Prairie: Hoosier Saskatchewan – one stop in a ghost town tour. Researched, Written and Photographed by Chris Doering and Connie Biggart. (BIGDoer/Synd/Cache) The town was founded concurrent with the railway arriving. This line ran west from Biggar Saskatchewan, through Hoosier, before heading into Alberta. It was built by the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 10 in body, 2 in comments.)

…Big Valley Alberta. The same day, we vised the fascinating “restored” ghost town of Rowley and to see that report, click the link below… Rowley Alberta ghost town. If you’d like to know more about what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: September, 2013. Location: Big Valley,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 10 in body, 0 in comments.)

…forgotten dwellings and buildings in town as used or lived in. Sadly, this very same story plays out across the province of Saskatchewan, time and again, and many towns like this within its borders are sadly near the bottom of their long downslide. We only made a brief stop here…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 11 in body, 4 in comments.)

…Stunning shots! Mark David Zulkoskey A great region of SK for history seekers. That old elevator pictured is well known in my world and one of my favorites. Jean Dunsford O’Rourke Love it!! Donna Krantz Doering So very sad to see these small town’s disappearing I’m from the town Sylvaina… (Search hits: 0 in title, 9 in body, 8 in comments.)

…earned the title as the “The One Million Bushel Town”, reflecting the tremendous quantity of grain shipped out in that year. For a decade or two Champion flourished and the future looked brighter than ever. However as was the case with many small prairie towns, as the years passed the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 23 in body, 10 in comments.)

…ghost towns and the people who explore them. That means us in this case, of course, and we rounded up some pals to join us. It’s more fun with friends. Forgotten Prairie is a good look at why we do what we do, what we get from it all and… (Search hits: 0 in title, 8 in body, 0 in comments.)

…Jorgenson We’ve been stopping by for years and love that little ghost town. I wish there was some way to save that elevator but worry it’s beyond saving. Monica Hayes What a fascinating little ghost town. Jo Tennant They have done a fabulous job on the restoration. Joanna Ridley Awesome… (Search hits: 0 in title, 8 in body, 4 in comments.)

…We found this elevator completely by accident, while travelling back roads in the area. This is one of our favourite parts of Alberta and if you like ghost towns, grain elevators and abandoned stuff, it’s a real treat. Check out the quintessential ghost town of Dorothy Alberta, a photogenic little… (Search hits: 0 in title, 7 in body, 1 in comments.)

…from here and along the same Langdon Subdivision branch line is a town called Sharples and to see my report on it click the link below… Sharples Alberta ghost town. To see some other coal mines we’ve explored, follow these links… Hosmer Mines Ltd, Hosmer BC. A little of Lille… (Search hits: 0 in title, 9 in body, 1 in comments.)

…in 1974-75, train service was rare along this section and not long after his last trip the line was abandoned. Don’t forget to LIKE or SHARE this post. Further up the line, west of Finnegan, is the very photogenic ghost town of Dorothy Alberta. There is an abandoned grain elevator… (Search hits: 0 in title, 9 in body, 1 in comments.)

…protection of a cemetery where development is likely to result in the exhumation and reburying of these pioneers. Chris Doering The Townsend gravestone reads as follows… Arthur S Townsend, died 1902 aged 41 years. Evelyn Annie and Mary Elizabeth infant children of A.S. Townsend and Mary Ann Townsend, now at… (Search hits: 0 in title, 20 in body, 15 in comments.)

…Ltd., Hosmer BC. Lumberton Ghost Town – now on private property – please photograph from the road. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: July, 2018. Location: Wardner, BC. Article references and thanks: Donald Malcolm Wilson @ Crowsnest-Highway.ca, BC Archives. If… (Search hits: 0 in title, 8 in body, 5 in comments.)