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Eyre, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 51°16′00″N 109°49′03″W / 51.2667250°N 109.8174518°W / 51.2667250; -109.8174518
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Eyre, Saskatchewan
Eyre, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Eyre, Saskatchewan
Location of Eyre in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°16′00″N 109°49′03″W / 51.2667250°N 109.8174518°W / 51.2667250; -109.8174518
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionSouthwest Saskatchewan
Census division8
Rural MunicipalityChesterfield
Established1910
Post Office EstablishedAugust 1, 1914
Post Office ClosedDecember 9, 1963
Postal code
NA
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 44
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Eyre[2] is a ghost town in Chesterfield Rural Municipality, Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally established by the Jewish Colonization Association. The Jewish block settlement was established in 1910 mostly of immigrants from Russia and some from the United States.[3]

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References

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2011-08-01
  2. ^ "Canadian Geographical Names Data Base Search - Eyre". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-01.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Feldman, Anna, JEWISH RURAL SETTLEMENTS, Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan - University of Regina, retrieved 2011-08-01

51°16′00″N 109°49′03″W / 51.2667250°N 109.8174518°W / 51.2667250; -109.8174518