Laura is a
hamlet
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in
Montrose Rural Municipality 315,
Saskatchewan
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, Canada. It previously held the status of village until December 31, 1954 and again at an unknown date but was restructured back to hamlet status on December 28, 1978. The hamlet is located southwest of
Saskatoon
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along
Highway 7 and
Canadian National Railway
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CN i ...
Saskatoon
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Rosetown stub
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. Prior to the Great Depression, Laura was a bustling active pioneer farming community.
History
Prior to December 31, 1954, Laura was incorporated as a
village
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, and was restructured as a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
under the jurisdiction of the
Rural Municipality
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of Montrose on that date. The hamlet was incorporated under village status at an unknown date. That status was again taken over by the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Montrose on December 28, 1978.
Notable people
* Hazel Annie Page
* William C. Macklon
See also
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nort ...
*
Hamlets of Saskatchewan
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References
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Montrose No. 315, Saskatchewan
Former villages in Saskatchewan
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
Populated places disestablished in 1978