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Opal, Alberta

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{{Location map|Canada Alberta|lat=53.9914|long=-113.2225|width=200|caption=Location of Opal Alberta|label=Opal}}Opal is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Thorhild County.^[1] It is located {{convert|5|km}} north of Highway 28, approximately {{convert|53|km}} northeast of Edmonton. Like many small communities, it was originally named Rutherford after Alberta's first premier, Alexander Cameron Rutherford but was renamed to the unique "Opal" when the first post office opened on November 15, 1912.^[2]

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1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf |title= Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities |author=Alberta Municipal Affairs |authorlink=Alberta Municipal Affairs |date=2010-04-01 |accessdate=2010-07-05}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Thorhild and District Historical Society|title=Building and working together : a study of the Thorhild area. Vol. 1|year=1985|page=9|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=3713668}}

{{Alberta|hamlets=yes}}{{coord|53|59|29|N|113|13|21|W|scale:60000_region:CA|display=title|name=Opal}}{{CentralAlberta-geo-stub}}

2 : Hamlets in Alberta|Thorhild County

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