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The hamlet only existed for a few short years from | The hamlet only existed for a few short years from | ||
It is still listed on a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool map of the Outlook area 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 , 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 1956. | |||
A book showing trade tokens used at the store in Aiktow: https://archive.org/details/N021475/page/8/mode/2up?q=Aiktow | |||
{{FL-Location|LLL=SE S05 T24 R04 W3M|RM=255 - Maple Bush|GPS=51.014292,-106.521330}} | {{FL-Location|LLL=SE S05 T24 R04 W3M|RM=255 - Maple Bush|GPS=51.014292,-106.521330}} | ||
== Photos == | == Photos == |
Latest revision as of 14:19, 10 April 2023
Details
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 , 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 1956.
A book showing trade tokens used at the store in Aiktow: https://archive.org/details/N021475/page/8/mode/2up?q=Aiktow
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 |