Stirling Agricultural Village
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| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Nearest city | Lethbridge, Alberta |
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| Area | 2.64 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Established | 1899 |
Stirling Agricultural Village is a National Historic Site of Canada, and was listed as one of only three communities in Canada designated as a National Historic Site because of the community’s well preserved settlement pattern that follows the Plat of Zion model.[1] The Michelsen Farmstead was the focus of the community, and is now a totally restored museum, listed as a Provincial Historic Site in 2001.[2] The Galt Historic Railway Park is another popular museum located in this historic site.
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[edit] Museums
These sites are open May long weekend to Labour Day, Friday to Monday.[3]
- Galt Historic Railway Park[4] - Displays of life and travel in the 1880s are set up in the restored 1890 North West Territories International Train Station from Coutts, Canada and Sweetgrass, Montana, USA. The station was moved to the current location near Stirling, Alberta in 2000.
- Michelsen Farmstead[5] - a typical farmstead of the early 1900s located in Stirling.
[edit] Events
- May
- June
- July
- October
- Harvest Dance
- Halloween at the Haunted Mansion
- November
- Victorian Christmas Party at the Galt Historic Railway Park.
- December
[edit] See also
- List of national historic sites of Canada
- List of provincial historic sites of Alberta
- List of attractions and landmarks in Stirling
- Stirling, Alberta
[edit] Notes
- ^ Parks Canada (June 2007). Village of Stirling National Historic Site. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Village of Stirling. Michelsen Farmstead. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
- ^ Parks Canada-Village of Stirling http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/r/ab/sites/stirling_e.asp
- ^ Galt Historic Railway Park http://www.galtrailway.com/
- ^ Michelsen Farm http://waltonfeed.com/stirling/history/vtour/mfarm.html
[edit] External links
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