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Ravenscrage, Saskatchewan
Ravenscrag is an Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of White Valley No. 49, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located on Saskatchewan Highway 706, Highway 706, along the Frenchman River, east of the Alberta–Saskatchewan border, and about southwest of the city of Swift Current. History Ravenscrag was once a community of over 100 people. Since the Great Depression, the town's population has dropped to one family.Our RootHistory of RavenscragRetrieved on 2008-12-14 The settlement gave its name to the Ravencrag Formation, Ravenscrag Formation, a stratigraphy, stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, defined in 1918 by N.B. Davis at Ravenscrag Butte. The formation lies north-east of the community. See also * Scottish place names in Canada * List of communities in Saskatchewan * Lists of ghost towns in Canada * List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan References White Valley No. 49, Sask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
