Harrisville, Alberta

Harrisville
Rural area
Harrisville

Location of Harrisville in Alberta

Coordinates: 49°09′33″N 113°38′29″W / 49.15917°N 113.64139°W / 49.15917; -113.64139Coordinates: 49°09′33″N 113°38′29″W / 49.15917°N 113.64139°W / 49.15917; -113.64139
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 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 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. On September 18, 1989, it was listed in the Alberta Register of Historic Places.[3]

See also

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


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