Harrisville, Alberta
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Municipal district | Cardston County |
| Founded | 1901 |
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| • 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]
St. Stephen's Church
St. Stephen's Church in Harrisville was the first Catholic church in the southernmost part of Alberta. It was buit 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]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mardon, Ernest G. & Austin Mardon. Community Place Names of Alberta, p. 160 (3d ed. 2010)
- ↑ Keith Shaw (ed.) (1978). Chief mountain country: a history of Cardston and district. Cardston, Alberta: Cardston and District Historical Society. p. 63.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Alberta Register of Historic Places - Harrisville Church
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