Del Bonita is a
hamlet
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in
southern Alberta
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. It is located approximately south of
Magrath at the junction of
Highway 62 and
Highway 501. Due to its location near the
Canada–United States border
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, it serves as a
port of entry
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into the
U.S. state
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of
Montana
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at the nearby
Del Bonita Border Crossing
The Del Bonita Border Crossing connects the town of Cut Bank, Montana with Del Bonita, Alberta on the Canada–US border. It is reached by Montana Secondary Highway 213 on the American side and Alberta Highway 62 on the Canadian side. The crossi ...
which is located to the south. Del Bonita is a name derived from Spanish meaning "of the pretty".
Del Bonita lies at an elevation of , on Shanks Creek, which flows into Shanks Lake and further east into the
Milk River.
Del Bonita/Whetstone International Airport is located south of the settlement, on the
Canada–United States border
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.
Demographics
The population of Del Bonita according to the
2008 municipal census conducted by Cardston County is 6.
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Attractions
Various buildings and artifacts from the Whiskey Gap ghost town
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* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...
have been moved to Del Bonita,Del Bonita Ghost Town
/ref> including the Whiskey Gap Oil Shed and the Huey Gum Restaurant, Pool Hall and Rooms.
Notable people
* Earl W. Bascom (1906-1995), cowboy, rodeo champion, "father of modern rodeo", inventor, Hollywood actor, cowboy artist and sculptor, worked in Del Bonita in the mid 1920s for the Orgill Ranch and trailed horses to British Columbia for rancher Lamonde "Nick" Carter.
See also
*List of communities in Alberta
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*List of hamlets in Alberta
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*List of ghost towns in Alberta
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
Alberta land ports of entry
Cardston County
Hamlets in Alberta
Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada
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