South Fork is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Arlington No. 79, Saskatchewan, Canada in the Cypress Hills along the course of Swift Current Creek.
South Fork
Home of Nicholas Herlinger | |
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| Coordinates: 49°25′37″N 108°43′10″W / 49.42694°N 108.71944°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 4 |
| Rural Municipality | Arlington No. 79 |
| Post office Founded | 1913 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Rural Municipality of Arlington |
| Time zone | CST |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 633 |
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History edit
South Fork began in 1913. By 1923 there were three grain elevators, a lumber yard, cafe, blacksmith, pool hall, feed mill, and general store.
A fire in 1928, the depression, and better roads started South Fork on a decline. South Fork is best known for its sole resident, a bearded man by the name of Nicholas Herlinger.
The last grain elevator closed in 1974 and moved to an area farm.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "South Fork". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved January 28, 2008
- ^ 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
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