Bromhead, Saskatchewan
When Bromhead was first established in 1913, it was a thriving community and one of the biggest stops along the railway. It featured a three-storey hotel, dance hall, blacksmith shop, tailor, department store, cafe, and photo gallery. A fire swept through town in 1916 and it never fully recovered as many residents didn't have insurance or chose to relocate elsewhere. The town, though, didn't completely die then as some of the town did rebuild.
As of 2018, 14 people lived in Bromhead. The local church, Hamar Lutheran, is still open; the post office is still in use; the railway through town, Long Creek Railroad Inc, was bought by locals and put back into service; and the grain elevator is still in use. Most of the buildings, such as the schoolhouse, gas station, houses, and stores are abandoned.
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References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
- ^ "Prairie Ghost Towns - Bromhead, SK".
- ^ "Population numbers for southeast urban and rural municipalities released in annual report".
- ^ "Canada Post Bromhead - Canada Post Office Hours - StoreLocate.ca".
- ^ "Home". longcreekrailroad.ca.