| 词条 | Halcourt, Alberta |
| 释义 |
The locality of Halcourt, about 40 km west of Grande Prairie, was named after Harry Halcourt Walker, an early settler who filed claim in April 1910 as the land was being surveyed for settlement.[1] The first public building was the Halcourt Methodist Church, which opened in 1911.[2] In 1912, Halcourt School District 2835 was formed and classes held in the church until a log school was built kitty-corner from the church in 1914.[3] On May 15, 1913, a post office was established in Thomas Metcalf’s home across the road east of the school on Section 33, township 70, range 10, west of the 6th meridian.[4] This was the center of the community until 1917, when the school was moved two miles west to the intersection of ranges 10 and 11, and townships 70 and 71.[2] This was where the community grew, with the addition of Funnell’s Store, the District Nurse’s Cottage, and Frank Keasis’ blacksmith shop in 1922. About the same time, a cemetery was laid out a half mile south of the church. In 1924, the Orangemen’s Hall was built across the road from the school, and in 1938 a Curling Rink beside the hall. During the 1930s the residents created a Sports Ground two miles south on the banks of the Red Willow River.[2] The community also boasted a tennis court, a Literary Society, and Funnell’s Orchestra.[2] After 45 years of operation, the school closed in 1957, but the building was retained as a hall operated by the Halcourt Ladies Club.[3] The post office closed in 1962. (4)[4] Today, the historic church and school, as well as the active cemetery mark the locality of Halcourt. References1. ^{{cite book|last1=Aubrey|first1=Merrily|title=Place Names of Alberta Volume 4|date=1996|publisher=University of Calgary Press|location=Calgary, Alberta|isbn=1-895176-59-X|page=91|ref=Place Names of Alberta Volume 4}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|last1=Stacey|first1=E.C.|title=Beaverlodge to the Rockies|date=1974|publisher=The Beaverlodge and District Historical Association|location=Beaverldoge, Alberta|isbn=0-919212-52-2|pages=325–328|ref=Beaverlodge to the Rockies}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|last1=Nutting|first1=Mary|title=A Grande Education: One Hundred Schools in the County of Grande Prairie 191-1960|date=April 2010|publisher=South Peace Regional Archives Society|location=Grande Prairie, Alberta|isbn=978-0-9735665-0-5|page=67|ref=A Grande Education}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|title=Post Offices and Post Masters|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/post-offices-postmasters/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=22021&|website=Library and Archives Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|accessdate=4 January 2016|ref=Post Offices and Post Masters}} 1 : Localities in the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 |
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