Difference between revisions of "Aiktow, SK"

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The hamlet only existed for a few short years from  
The hamlet only existed for a few short years from  
Most of the buildings were picked up and moved to Grainland around 1925 - 1927.
https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/942723
https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/942758
https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/942838


Some personal history accounts show people still living there in 1948.
Some personal history accounts show people still living there in 1948.
https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/131763
https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/131763


In the hamlet there was a store (owned by Jack Gulch) , an elevator (run by Burley Houston) later moved to Grainland, a dance hall and section crew.
In the hamlet there was a store (owned by Jack Gulch) , two grain elevators (later moved to Grainland), a dance hall and section crew.
https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/131733
https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/131733



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The hamlet only existed for a few short years from

Most of the buildings were picked up and moved to Grainland around 1925 - 1927. https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/942723 https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/942758 https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/942838

Some personal history accounts show people still living there in 1948. https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/131763

In the hamlet there was a store (owned by Jack Gulch) , two grain elevators (later moved to Grainland), a dance hall and section crew. https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/131733

The CRP telegraph index listed Aiktow in 1898 as station number 7483.

It is still listed on a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool map of the Outlook area from 1924.

Location

Land Location SE S05 T24 R04 W3M
Rural Municipality 255 - Maple Bush
GPS Location 51° 0' 51.45" N, 106° 31' 16.79" W
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