Cairn marking former site of the town of Forward, Saskatchewan near 49.63882 N, 104.462317W, just off Saskatchewan Highway 13 about 14 km East of intersection with Hwy 6.
Prior to December 31, 1947, Forward was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Norton on that date.[1]
Canada census – Forward, Saskatchewan community profile
A cairn marks the former site of the town, off Saskatchewan Highway 13 about 43 km West of Weyburn, Saskatchewan. The plaque was installed in 1995 by the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society and reads:
In 1913 an entire town moved to this site, the junction of the Canadian Pacific-Canadian National rails. Visions of thriving commerce inspired the move of businesses and homes from the original location 4.8 km north east.
Forward, population near 1200, flourished. Town services: A lumber yard, notary public, printing-publishing shop, post office, implement agency, jail, school, church, firehall, drugstore, cafe, blacksmith, & livery barn.
Forward gradually declined. Structures were not rebuilt after fires. It lacked a grain elevator and other towns growing along the railway provided competition. The last house was removed from the site in 1966.
forward, saskatchewan, forward, hamlet, norton, rural, municipality, saskatchewan, canada, previously, held, status, village, until, december, 1947, cairn, marking, former, site, town, near, 63882, 462317w, just, saskatchewan, highway, about, east, intersectio. Forward is a hamlet in Norton Rural Municipality No 69 Saskatchewan Canada It previously held the status of a village until December 31 1947 Cairn marking former site of the town of Forward Saskatchewan near 49 63882 N 104 462317W just off Saskatchewan Highway 13 about 14 km East of intersection with Hwy 6 Contents 1 Demographics 2 Cairn 3 See also 4 ReferencesDemographics editPrior to December 31 1947 Forward was incorporated as a village and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Norton on that date 1 Canada census Forward Saskatchewan community profile PopulationLand areaPopulation densityMedian agePrivate dwellingsMedian household incomeReferences earlier 2 3 Cairn editA cairn marks the former site of the town off Saskatchewan Highway 13 about 43 km West of Weyburn Saskatchewan The plaque was installed in 1995 by the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society and reads Town of ForwardNW 12 8 19 W2MEstablished 1911In 1913 an entire town moved to this site the junction of the Canadian Pacific Canadian National rails Visions of thriving commerce inspired the move of businesses and homes from the original location 4 8 km north east Forward population near 1200 flourished Town services A lumber yard notary public printing publishing shop post office implement agency jail school church firehall drugstore cafe blacksmith amp livery barn Forward gradually declined Structures were not rebuilt after fires It lacked a grain elevator and other towns growing along the railway provided competition The last house was removed from the site in 1966 See also editList of communities in Saskatchewan Hamlets of SaskatchewanReferences edit Restructured Villages Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs Archived from the original on March 25 2008 Retrieved February 10 2008 2006 Community Profiles 2006 Canadian Census Statistics Canada August 20 2019 2001 Community Profiles 2001 Canadian Census Statistics Canada July 18 2021 nbsp This article about a location in the Census Division No 2 of Saskatchewan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Forward Saskatchewan amp oldid 1174697254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
