Chandler, Saskatchewan

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Chandler, Saskatchewan
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Location of Chandler in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49°20′00″N103°25′02″W / 49.3333624°N 103.4171615°W / 49.3333624; -103.4171615 Coordinates: 49°20′00″N103°25′02″W / 49.3333624°N 103.4171615°W / 49.3333624; -103.4171615
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Region Southwest Saskatchewan
Census division 8
Rural Municipality Cymri No. 36
Post Office EstablishedNever established
Postal code
N/A
Area code 306
[1]

Chandler [2] is a ghost town in Cymri Rural Municipality, Saskatchewan, Canada. The site was on the Canadian Northern Railway line from Lampman to Radville. The site only had a train station that served the town of Midale two miles to the north by horse drawn stage coach. The Chandler town site was abandoned by the railway in 1927, and the rail-line abandoned in 1951. [3] [4]

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References

  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06, retrieved 2011-08-21
  2. "Canadian Geographical Names Data Base Search - Chandler Saskatchewan". Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  3. R. M. of Cymri History Book Society, Archivia Net (1984), Plowshares to Pumpjacks : R.M. of Cymri : Macoun, Midale, Halbrite, ISBN   0-88925-455-9, archived from the original on 2012-11-05, retrieved 2011-08-21
  4. Gent, Doug, Chandler Saskatchewan , retrieved 2011-08-21