Whiskey Gap, Alberta
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| Hamlet of Whiskey Gap | |
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 3 |
| County | Cardston |
| Government | |
| - Governing body | Cardston County Council |
| Population (2001) | |
| - Total | 1 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Postal code span | T0K 2P0 |
| Area code(s) | +1-403 |
| Highways | Highway 501 |
| Waterways | Milk River |
Whiskey Gap is a ghost town Southern Alberta Alberta, Canada. It is located about 50 miles south of Lethbridge on Highway 501.
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[edit] History
Taken from the road side historical marker
In the 1860s and 1870s American traders crossed into what would become Alberta to trade goods and alcohol for buffalo robes and furs. One of the main routes for this trade, the Riplinger Road, crossed the border just west of Whiskey Gap.
During the Prohibition period in Alberta between 1916-1924 alcohol was smuggled through this area from the United States. Later it flowed in the opposite direction when the Americans declared Prohibition.
The local post office was named Fareham in 1918, and when the railway reached the area a hamlet consisting of 3 grain elevators, a store, and other businesses and houses grew up around this post office. In 1913 the community was officially renamed Whiskey Gap. Although little remains of this once thriving community, its name reflects its long and colorful past and stategic location.
[edit] Geography
The town site is in a pass through the Milk River range of hills on a water shed between the Missouri and Saskatchewan River drainage system, which suggests the name "gap" at first glance.
[edit] Media
In 1976 hundreds of people came to the hamlet of Whiskey Gap for the filming of an old-fashioned western called "Days of Heaven". For about a week the quiet little village was once again booming as it was back in its day. A steam engine, covered wagons, coaches, old-fashioned trucks, and people dressed in old-fashioned cloths bustled about the area.
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Cardston | Jefferson | Magrath |
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| Glacier National Park | Montana, USA | Cut Bank |
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