Masinasin is a former community in

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, Canada within the County of Warner No. 5. It is located off Highway 501 on

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133, approximately east of the Town of Milk River and north of the Canada–US border and

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. All that remains of the former community is a small

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with baseball diamonds and the overgrown Pioneer Cemetery, approximately to the southeast on Highway 500. Masinasin is a

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name meaning 'Writing on Stone', referring to figures and writing cut in the sandstone banks of Milk River.

Climate

Masinasin experiences a

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climate (

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'').

Education

The Milk River Valley School District No. 2024 was formed on August 24, 1909. The Milk River Valley school was a

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that once stood at

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15 - 2 - 13 - W4.Milk River Valley/Masinasin S.D. No. 2024
- Glenbow Archives Originally named Milk River Valley, the name was changed to Masinasin in 1941, when several area school districts were centralized and moved to Masinasin.

References

{{Alberta Regions South Saskatchewan Ghost towns in Alberta Localities in the County of Warner No. 5

Climate

Education

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