Mossleigh is a
hamlet
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in
southern Alberta
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. It is located on
Highway 24, approximately southeast of
Calgary
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.
Demographics
The population of Mossleigh according to the
2007 municipal census conducted by Vulcan County is 53.
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Services
Mossleigh has a community hall, gas station/convenience store, a motel, and a restaurant. The Mossleigh community school built in 1953 was closed in 1988 and is now privately owned. The former two room high school is also privately owned.
Attractions
Mossleigh is home to a Lions Club campground, while Aspen Crossing, located one kilometre west of Mossleigh, features a rail dining car with dinner theatre, a rail station with a gift store and a garden centre, and a campground with caboose cabins. Mossleigh is also home to three wooden grain elevators. Two are owned by Cousins Ian and Eric Donovan and the third is currently owned by Parrish & Heimbecker
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. The town also has an active car club.
The former United Church of Mossleigh was active between 1948 and 2003 when dwindling congregation numbers forced its closure, and amalgamation with the United Church in nearby Arrowwood, Alberta. The church building had been a one-room schoolhouse that operated as the Sunset Valley School S.D. #3236 from 1915 to 1939. Low enrollment caused its closure. The schoolhouse sat empty from 1939 to 1946 when it was purchased by the Mossleigh Blindcreek Ladies Aide, who also purchased two lots in Mossleigh for the building to be relocated to. A cornerstone was laid in a ceremony on May 25, 1947 and was attended by 150 people. The next year was spent moving, remodeling and redecorating the school building so it was fit for church services.
In early 2017, Vulcan County recognized the former United Church building in the town as a municipal historic resource. The church is the only building in Vulcan County to be recognized as a municipal historic resource. This designation allows the owner to apply for provincial grants towards the restoration and upkeep of the building.
See also
*List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal districts ...
*List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
References
Hamlets in Alberta
Vulcan County
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