Esther is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the Special Areas Board.[1] Within Special Area No. 3, it is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Highway 41, 185 kilometres (115 mi) north of Medicine Hat. It was first settled in 1910.[2] The community has the name of Anna Esther Landreth, a girl in the neighbourhood.[3]
Esther
Location of Esther Alberta
See also
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edit- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Rush Centre Women's Institute (1959). Esther Community History. Hanna, Alberta: Hanna Herald. p. 2.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 49.
51°40′57″N 110°15′37″W / 51.68250°N 110.26028°W
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