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]
Harrisville | |
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Rural area | |
  Harrisville Location of Harrisville in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 49°09′33″N 113°38′29″W / 49.15917°N 113.64139°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  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 | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code | +1-403 |
St. Stephen's Church
editSt. 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c Alberta Register of Historic Places - Harrisville Church
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