Eyre, Saskatchewan

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Eyre
Unincorporated Hamlet
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Location of Eyre in Saskatchewan
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Eyre, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°16′00″N109°49′03″W / 51.2667250°N 109.8174518°W / 51.2667250; -109.8174518
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan
Region Southwest Saskatchewan
Census division 8
Rural Municipality Chesterfield
Established1910
Post Office EstablishedAugust 1, 1914
Post Office ClosedDecember 9, 1963
Postal code
NA
Area code 306
Highways Highway 44
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Eyre [2] is a ghost town in Chesterfield Rural Municipality, Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally established by the Jewish Colonization Association. The Jewish block settlement was established in 1910 mostly of immigrants from Russia and some from the United States. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved August 1, 2011
  2. ↑ "Canadian Geographical Names Data Base Search - Eyre". Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved August 1, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Feldman, Anna, JEWISH RURAL SETTLEMENTS, Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan - University of Regina , retrieved August 1, 2011
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