Dunblane, Saskatchewan

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Dunblane, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°11′00″N106°52′02″W / 51.183333°N 106.867222°W / 51.183333; -106.867222
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality Coteau
Post office Founded1914-05-01
(Closed 1979-06-06)
Incorporated (Village) N/A
DissolvedMay 1, 1975 [1]
Time zone CST
Postal code
S0L 0X0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway
[2] [3]

Dunblane is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

Ghost town City depopulated of inhabitants and that stays practically intact

A ghost town is an abandoned village, town, or city, usually one that contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, prolonged droughts, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, pollution, or nuclear disasters. The term can sometimes refer to cities, towns, and neighbourhoods that are still populated, but significantly less so than in past years; for example, those affected by high levels of unemployment and dereliction.

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The town was on the Canadian National Railway Conquest Subdivision. Rail service first arrived in 1914, and the town prospered to a population of over 300, until the construction of an oil pipelines made rail transport less viable for the transportation of Turner Valley crude oil. By 1980 there was little left of the original town site [4]

Canadian National Railway railway company

Canadian National is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec that serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.

Turner Valley Town in Alberta, Canada

Turner Valley is a town in the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31. It is located on Highway 22, 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Black Diamond and approximately 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Calgary. It was named after Robert and John Turner who settled in the area in 1886.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Date Dissolved into RM Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  3. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  4. ↑ "Article on Dunblane". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-27.

Coordinates: 51°11′00″N106°52′02″W / 51.18333°N 106.86722°W / 51.18333; -106.86722

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