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]
Eyre | |
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  Location of Eyre in Saskatchewan  Eyre, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 51°16′00″N 109°49′03″W / 51.2667250°N 109.8174518°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 8 |
| Rural Municipality | Chesterfield |
| Established | 1910 |
| Post Office Established | August 1, 1914 |
| Post Office Closed | December 9, 1963 |
| Postal code | NA |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 44 |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved August 1, 2011
- ^ "Canadian Geographical Names Data Base Search - Eyre". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Feldman, Anna, JEWISH RURAL SETTLEMENTS, Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan - University of Regina, retrieved August 1, 2011