Peterson, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 52°11′32.84″N 105°41′16.97″W / 52.1924556°N 105.6880472°W

Peterson
Location of Peterson in Saskatchewan
Railway Avenue

Peterson is a hamlet located on Highway 5 in the rural municipality of Bayne No. 371, Saskatchewan. The village was founded when the railway was built in 1911-12.[1]

It is considered a ghost town by some because of the many empty and deteriorating buildings in what once was a more populous farming community with two churches, a grain elevator and several businesses.[2] Yet in the village, St. Agnes Catholic Church continues to have services every week. The Community Hall is still being used for various functions[1] and the grounds are maintained in the St. Agnes Ukrainian and Catholic Cemetery.[3]

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