Allerston, Alberta
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Allerston, formerly Allersville, is an unincorporated community in Alberta
, Canada
within the County of Warner No. 5
. It is located approximately 25 km (15.5 mi) east of the Town of Milk River
and 18 km (11.2 mi) north of the United States-Canada border on Township Road 24, 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) off Highway 501
. All that remains of Allerston is a Roman Catholic Church
and a community hall with baseball diamonds. The church was built in 1911 Opened on 28 Jul 1912.
The church is still in use today. The Church was moved to a new foundation 20 feet to the North. The Allerston Hall is still use for the annual Fall Bazar. There is a cemetary in the back of the church.
In the early years, there were many one-room schools in the area. The school district, by governmet standards, was to be four miles square, or a maximum of four miles by five miles, in consideration of the distance the children would have to travel.
In history of the area, there were the school districts of Kippenville, Milk River Valley, West Jura, Allersville, and Melfort. They were later amalgamated into the Foremost School Division.
Allersville School District No. 2202, located at NE-23-2-14-W4, was established on June 9, 1910.
Kippenville School No. 2080, located at NE-29-2-12-W4 was built in 1909 and later closed in 1924. It subsequently reopened on September 1, 1931 and operated until June 30, 1934.
West Jura School No. 4931, located at SE-7-3-13-W4, opened in 1938 and closed in June 1941.
Melfort Consolidated School District No. 29, located at NW-34-2-14-W4, opened in 1916 and closed in June 1941.
Milk River Valley School District No. 2024, located at NE-28-2-13-W4, was established in January 1911.
In 1915, the number of children in the area warranted the formation of a school district. The district consolidated with three established school districts (Jura No. 3254, Broadlands No. 3255, and Milk River Valley No. 2024) to become the Milk River Valley Consolidated School Districts No. 11.
In 1941, the Milk River Valley Consolidated School Districts No. 11 was included into subdivision No. 5 of the Foremost School Division No. 3 and named Masinasin School District No. 2024.
In 1942, the Melfort two-room school was moved and attached to the Masinasin School to open a three-room school. In about a year, the West Jura School building was attached to the Melfort School, which upgraded the Masinasin School to a four-room school.
In January 1949, a fire destroyed the The Melfort-Jura building. Three other schoolhouses were moved in to serve as a school until a new school was built in 1950. In 1953, the Masinasin School District was incorporated into the County of Warner No. 5.
The Masinasin School only taught Grades 1 to 8. Students in Grades 9 to 12 were bussed to Erle Rivers High School in Milk River. Ths school closed sometime in the 1990s, resulting in all students being bussed to Milk River.
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
, is one of the largest areas of protected prairie in the Alberta park system, and serves as both a nature preserve and protection for the largest concentration of rock art
, created by Plains People. There are over 50 rock art sites, with thousands of figures, as well as numerous archeological sites.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
within the County of Warner No. 5
Warner County No. 5, Alberta
The County of Warner No. 5 is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 2, just north of the United States border. Warner was organised as a rural municipality since 1912, and established in the actual borders since 1954. The seat of the municipality is...
. It is located approximately 25 km (15.5 mi) east of the Town of Milk River
Milk River, Alberta
Milk River is a town in the province of Alberta, Canada, located on and named after the Milk River, which flows immediately to its south. It is south of Lethbridge, and from the Canada-U.S. border. It is primarily a service centre for the many farms and cattle ranches which surround...
and 18 km (11.2 mi) north of the United States-Canada border on Township Road 24, 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) off Highway 501
Alberta Highway 501
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 501 is a highway in the province of Alberta, Canada. It runs west-east from Highway 5 east of Mountain View as gravel to Cardston, then pavement through Del Bonita and Milk River to Highway 879, then gravel again to the Saskatchewan border.It is also known as 9 Avenue...
. All that remains of Allerston is a Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary is a diocese that includes the Calgary Region, all of southern Alberta and the extreme lower half of the Alberta's Rockies region. It is currently led by Bishop Frederick Henry...
and a community hall with baseball diamonds. The church was built in 1911 Opened on 28 Jul 1912.
The church is still in use today. The Church was moved to a new foundation 20 feet to the North. The Allerston Hall is still use for the annual Fall Bazar. There is a cemetary in the back of the church.
Education
Sleepy Hollow School District No. 2634 was established January 25, 1912 at township 24-2-15-W4.In the early years, there were many one-room schools in the area. The school district, by governmet standards, was to be four miles square, or a maximum of four miles by five miles, in consideration of the distance the children would have to travel.
In history of the area, there were the school districts of Kippenville, Milk River Valley, West Jura, Allersville, and Melfort. They were later amalgamated into the Foremost School Division.
Allersville School District No. 2202, located at NE-23-2-14-W4, was established on June 9, 1910.
Kippenville School No. 2080, located at NE-29-2-12-W4 was built in 1909 and later closed in 1924. It subsequently reopened on September 1, 1931 and operated until June 30, 1934.
West Jura School No. 4931, located at SE-7-3-13-W4, opened in 1938 and closed in June 1941.
Melfort Consolidated School District No. 29, located at NW-34-2-14-W4, opened in 1916 and closed in June 1941.
Milk River Valley School District No. 2024, located at NE-28-2-13-W4, was established in January 1911.
In 1915, the number of children in the area warranted the formation of a school district. The district consolidated with three established school districts (Jura No. 3254, Broadlands No. 3255, and Milk River Valley No. 2024) to become the Milk River Valley Consolidated School Districts No. 11.
In 1941, the Milk River Valley Consolidated School Districts No. 11 was included into subdivision No. 5 of the Foremost School Division No. 3 and named Masinasin School District No. 2024.
In 1942, the Melfort two-room school was moved and attached to the Masinasin School to open a three-room school. In about a year, the West Jura School building was attached to the Melfort School, which upgraded the Masinasin School to a four-room school.
In January 1949, a fire destroyed the The Melfort-Jura building. Three other schoolhouses were moved in to serve as a school until a new school was built in 1950. In 1953, the Masinasin School District was incorporated into the County of Warner No. 5.
The Masinasin School only taught Grades 1 to 8. Students in Grades 9 to 12 were bussed to Erle Rivers High School in Milk River. Ths school closed sometime in the 1990s, resulting in all students being bussed to Milk River.
Attractions
Writing On Stone Provincial ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial Park
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is located about 100 kilometres southeast of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada or 44 kilometres east of the community of Milk River, and straddles the Milk River itself. It is one of the largest areas of protected prairie in the Alberta park system, and serves as both a...
, is one of the largest areas of protected prairie in the Alberta park system, and serves as both a nature preserve and protection for the largest concentration of rock art
Rock art
Rock art is a term used in archaeology for any human-made markings made on natural stone. They can be divided into:*Petroglyphs - carvings into stone surfaces*Pictographs - rock and cave paintings...
, created by Plains People. There are over 50 rock art sites, with thousands of figures, as well as numerous archeological sites.