Harrisville, Alberta

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Location of Harrisville in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°09′33″N113°38′29″W / 49.15917°N 113.64139°W / 49.15917; -113.64139 Coordinates: 49°09′33″N113°38′29″W / 49.15917°N 113.64139°W / 49.15917; -113.64139
CountryFlag of Canada.svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Census division 2
Municipal district Cardston County
Founded 1901
Government
  Governing body Cardston County Council
   MP Jim Hillyer
   MLA Gary Bikman
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span List of T Postal Codes of Canada
Area code(s) +1-403

Harrisville was a community in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada, to the southwest of Cardston. It had a school district [1] and a Roman Catholic church – the first in the southern part of Alberta – which blew down in 1906. [1] The school closed in 1948. [2]

Cardston County Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

Cardston County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 3 around the Town of Cardston.

Alberta Province of Canada

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St. Stephen's Church

St. Stephen's Church in Harrisville was the first Catholic church in the southernmost part of Alberta. It was built in 1899 [1] or 1901 [3] and blew down in 1906. [1] It was rebuilt on a different site in 1907. [3] In 1965 the church was closed.[ citation needed ] On September 18, 1989, it was listed in the Alberta Register of Historic Places. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mardon, Ernest G. & Austin Mardon. Community Place Names of Alberta, p. 160 (3d ed. 2010)
  2. Keith Shaw (ed.) (1978). Chief mountain country: a history of Cardston and district. Cardston, Alberta: Cardston and District Historical Society. p. 63.
  3. 1 2 3 Alberta Register of Historic Places - Harrisville Church