Torrington, Alberta
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Torrington is a small hamlet in central Alberta, Canada about 160 km northeast of Calgary at the junction of Highway 27 and Highway 805.
The main industry is agriculture.
The community is home to the Gopher Hole Museum, dedicated to stuffed Richardson's ground squirrels (technically not gophers) in anthropomorphic settings.
For those who seek out large roadside attractions, there is a very large outdoor gopher sculpture[1] (12 ft high) named "Clem T. GoFur".
All 11 of Torrington's fire hydrants were painted to look like gophers.
The settlement was incorporated as a village until 1997, when it amalgamated with Kneehill County.[2]
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- ^ Alberta Travel. Unusual Attractions. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs. Kneehill County. Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
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