Neidpath, is a hamlet in Coulee Rural Municipality No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located on Highway 363 and Highway 720 about 25 km east of the city of Swift Current.
Neidpath, Saskatchewan | |
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 Abandoned grain elevators in Neidpath | |
  Neidpath, Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 50°10′44″N 107°22′30″W / 50.179°N 107.375°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 7 |
| Rural Municipality | Coulee |
| Post office founded | August 1, 1909 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1920s |
| Government | |
| • Administrator | Ken Hollinger |
| • Governing body | Coulee No. 136 |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 9 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0N 1S0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 363 Highway 720 |
| Waterways | Highfield Reservoir |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Neidpath was named after Neidpath Castle, near Peebles, Scotland. The name was suggested by the first postmaster, John Mitchell,[1] whose family emigrated from Peebles.[5]: 55 The town was located on a branch line of the Canadian Northern Railway (later Canadian National) that ran to Avonlea, Saskatchewan.[6]
During its heyday Neidpath had four grain elevators, two of which still stand derelict today. At one time Neidpath even had its own telephone company, the Neidpath Rural Telephone Central Office.[5]: 81 It also had hotels (including two Chinese hotels and restaurants and the King George Hotel along Central Avenue), a pool hall, hardware store, and a blacksmith shop.[5]: 113 By 1981, CN had abandoned the rail line.[7]
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References edit
- ^ a b "Item: 20044". Post Offices and Postmasters. Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
- ^ a b c Parson, Edna Tyson (1981). Neidpath District, 1909-1919: Earliest Pioneers. Our Roots – Canada's Local Histories Online. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Canadian National Railway Station Building (Gravelbourg)". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ McLennan, David (April 5, 2008). Our Towns: Saskatchewan Communities from Abbey to Zenon Park. University of Regina Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0889772090.