Alticane is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in the Rural Municipality of
Douglas No. 436,
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
, Canada, located at 52° 54' 18.0" N, 107° 29' 02.4" W, at an elevation of 710 meters.
Alticane was established in 1928 on the new
Canadian National Railway branch line that ran between
Speers and
Mayfair. In that year, the area post office, run by Mr. McKye, was moved from its previous location 2 miles southwest to the new location near the branch line, bringing the post office's name to the new town. Alticane was named after Mr. McKye's home town in Scotland.
The town contained a Saskatchewan Pool grain elevator which has since been dismantled. The abandoned CNR branch line was also removed around 2015. Alticane is now considered a ghost town with approximately one dozen abandoned houses remaining. A cairn can be seen at the entrance to the town that commemorates the 70th (1998) reunion of the residents.
See also
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Twisted Trees
References
External links
Photo gallery at Ghost Towns Canada
Douglas No. 436, Saskatchewan
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan
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