Phippen, Saskatchewan is an unincorporated community, school site, and elevator site on the

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line running east–west between

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and

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.Phippen, Saskatchewan History , http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=646195 It was thought that Phippen would be the divisional point on the

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line west of Saskatoon, but the water supply was inadequate, so the point was moved to

. The post office opened in 1909 and remained open until 1968. Phippen was the site of a

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, which was taken over by the

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in 1975. The elevator was torn down after 2000 C.E. Phippen School was open from 1908 to 1959.

References

Buffalo No. 409, Saskatchewan Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan Division No. 13, Saskatchewan {{SKDivision13-geo-stub