Английская Википедия:Alderson, Alberta
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Alderson is a locality in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County.[1] Now a ghost town, it previously held village status until January 31, 1936,[2] and was known as the Village of Carlstadt from 1911 to 1916. The name was changed during the First World War when many other settlements in Canada and Australia changed German place names.[3]
Alderson is located approximately Шаблон:Convert northwest of Suffield along the Canadian Pacific Railway main line. The City of Brooks is approximately Шаблон:Convert to the northwest and the City of Medicine Hat is approximately Шаблон:Convert to the southeast. It has an elevation of Шаблон:Convert.
History
Settlers came to southeast Alberta during the great land rush of the early years of the 20th century. It was formerly a train whistle stop named Langevin and would go on to become the centre of one of Canada's worst agriculture disasters; victim of drought, fires, flies, grasshoppers and marauding rabbits.[3]
Demographics
In the 1931 Census, Alderson had a population of 81.[4]
Further reading
- Empire of dust: Settling and abandoning the Prairie dry belt
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
- List of ghost towns in Alberta
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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