Buffalo Lake, Alberta
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Buffalo Lake is an unincorporated locality in northwest Alberta within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1. It is located approximately 22 km north-west of Grande Prairie. The locality is on Highway 59 within proximity of Buffalo Lake for which it is named. Buffalo Lake is one of a group of lakes referred to as Buffalo Lakes (other lakes named are Jones Lake and Gummer Lake).[1] Bison were known to use the lakes as a watering hole and to wallow in the shallow waters as a respite from heat and insects.[2] Many buffalo skulls were found in the area by early settlers.[3]
The first public building in the hamlet of Buffalo Lakes was the Anglican Church, built in 1913. In 1918 the U.F.A. Hall was built a half-mile east of the church. In 1917 the Buffalo Lake post office was established. Town businesses included a blacksmith shop, a livery stable, a café and two garages. The curling rink was built in the mid-thirties across the road west of the store. The present hall was built in about 1950.[4]Buffalo Lakes School District was established in 1914.
The post office closed in 1952. The hall closed circa 2010, but the building remains on site.[5]
References
- ^ Aubrey, Merrily K. (1996). Place Names of Alberta Volume 4. Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press. p. 28. ISBN 1-895176-59-X.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Aubrey, Merrily K (1996). Place Names of Alberta Volume 4. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. p. 28. ISBN 1-895176-59-X.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Buffalo Trails - Tales of the Pioneers. Buffalo Lake, Alberta: Buffalo Lake Community Society. 1978. p. 3. ISBN 0-920564-14-3.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Buffalo Trails Tales of the Pioneers. Buffalo Lake: Buffalo Lake Community Society. 1978. p. 3. ISBN 0-920564-14-3.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Buffalo Trails - Tales of the Pioneers. Buffalo Lake, Alberta: Buffalo Lake Community Society. 1978. p. 3. ISBN 0-920564-14-3.
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