Wauchope (pronounced "walk-up") is an

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in the southeast corner of the Canadian province of

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. It is located between the towns of Manor and

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, and is situated on the Saskatchewan Highway 13. Once a thriving

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settlement in the early 20th century, the town used to have a Catholic Residential School (1917–64), a saloon, a general store, a motor repair shop, and other businesses. The town is in the Rural Municipality of Antler No. 61. Today the community is home to approximately five families. Still standing is the Catholic Church and

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, with a large Catholic cemetery located beside the church. Regular church services are no longer offered but the community maintains the church and it is used for special occasions. A local

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is also maintained. Also present is a working

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. It is believed that most of the town residents dispersed after the local well went dry but this has yet to be confirmed. Wauchope is now a semi-

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. File:Wauchope grain elevator.jpg, Grain elevator in Wauchope File:Wauchope Church.jpg, Church in Wauchope

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{{authority control Antler No. 61, Saskatchewan Former villages in Saskatchewan Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan