Hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada
Neidpath , is a hamlet in Coulee Rural Municipality No. 136 , Saskatchewan , Canada . The hamlet is located on Highway 363 and Highway 720 about 25 km east of the city of Swift Current .
Neidpath was named after Neidpath Castle , near Peebles , Scotland . The name was suggested by the first postmaster , John Mitchell,[ 1] [ 5] : 55 Canadian Northern Railway (later Canadian National ) that ran to Avonlea, Saskatchewan .[ 6]
During its heyday Neidpath had four grain elevators , two of which still stand derelict today. At one time Neidpath even had its own telephone company, the Neidpath Rural Telephone Central Office.[ 5] : 81 blacksmith shop .[ 5] : 113 [ 7]
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References
^ a b "Item: 20044" . Post Offices and Postmasters . Library and Archives Canada . May 27, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2016 .^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System the original on November 21, 2008 ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency the original on September 11, 2007 ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line the original on April 21, 2007 ^ a b c Parson, Edna Tyson (1981). Neidpath District, 1909-1919: Earliest Pioneers . Retrieved April 7, 2008 . ^ "Canadian National Railway Station Building (Gravelbourg)" . Canadian Register of Historic Places Parks Canada . Retrieved January 17, 2017 .^ McLennan, David (April 5, 2008). Our Towns: Saskatchewan Communities from Abbey to Zenon Park . University of Regina Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0889772090
Places adjacent to Neidpath, Saskatchewan
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