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[[File:Gartly Alberta Grain Elevator (9873577605).jpg|thumb|right|Wheat field and elevator in Gartly]] |
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'''Gartly''' is a [[Locality (settlement)|locality]] in [[Alberta]], Canada.<ref>{{cite cgndb|id=IAFYG|name=Gartly}}</ref> It is located in the southern section of [[Starland County]]. |
'''Gartly''' is a [[Locality (settlement)|locality]] in [[Alberta]], Canada.<ref>{{cite cgndb|id=IAFYG|name=Gartly}}</ref> It is located in the southern section of [[Starland County]]. The settlement was built near to a now defunct railway.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rise and Fall of Passenger Rail in Central Alberta - Forth Junction Project|url=http://forthjunction.ca/passenger-rail.htm|website=forthjunction.ca|accessdate= January 27, 2024}}</ref> |
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The community takes its name from [[Gartly]], in Scotland.<ref>{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=60|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada.|location=Ottawa|page=56}}</ref> |
The community takes its name from [[Gartly]], in Scotland.<ref>{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=60|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada.|location=Ottawa|page=56}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:33, 27 January 2024
Gartly
Location of Gartly in Alberta.
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Gartly is a locality in Alberta, Canada.[1] It is located in the southern section of Starland County. The settlement was built near to a now defunct railway.[2]
The community takes its name from Gartly, in Scotland.[3]
References
- ^ "Gartly". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Rise and Fall of Passenger Rail in Central Alberta - Forth Junction Project". forthjunction.ca. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 56.
51°34′01″N 112°35′07″W / 51.56683°N 112.58516°W
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