Alberta's Disappearing Ghost Towns
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•Ghost towns of Alberta: What a visit to these abandoned communities reveals
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There was a time when small-town life defined Alberta , when most Albertans lived in or around communities where they knew their neighbours.
Many of those towns no longer exist, or have dwindled almost to nothing, victims of climate, economics and progress that brought quick access to larger centres and depopulated rural areas.
Some communities still exist, and even grow a little, as people discover the peace and neighbourliness of places that city dwellers might see as impossibly small.
The town of Alderson , west of Medicine Hat , Alberta 's dry southeast corner, grew quickly in 1910 .
At its peak, Alderson had about 150 residents, three elevators, three stores and three gas stations.
Today , one small shack is the only building amid the crumbling foundations of a dozen tombstones.
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