Allerston, formerly Allersville,
is an unincorporated community in
Alberta, Canada within the
County of Warner No. 5. It is located approximately east of the Town of
Milk River and north of the
Canada–US border on Township Road 24, off
Highway 501.
The community has the name of Jacob Allers, a pioneer citizen.
All that remains of Allerston is a
Roman Catholic Church and the Allerston Hall with baseball diamonds. The church was built in 1911
[ and opened on July 28, 1912. The church is still in use today. It was moved to a new foundation to the north. There is a cemetery behind the church. The Allerston Hall is still use for the annual Fall Bazar.]
Attractions
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
In archaeology, rock art is human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is found in caves or partly enclosed rock shelters; this type also ...
, created by Plains People. There are over 50 rock art sites, with thousands of figures, as well as numerous archeological sites.
See also
* List of communities in Alberta
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary
The Diocese of Calgary ( la, Diœcesis Calgariensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Alberta, Canada. The Diocese of Calgary is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Edmonton.
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References
{{Subdivisions of Alberta
County of Warner No. 5
Unincorporated communities in Alberta
Ghost towns in Alberta