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Clandonald Colony [unknown]

Description

The town of Clandonald was founded in 1927 and has 2 churches, 1 convent, 2 schools, 4 grain elevators, 1 creamery, 4 general stores, 1 bank, 3 lumber yards, 1 hotel, 1 restaurant, 120 Clandonald farms (37 C.P. farms and balance H.B. farms). Farms are quarter sections (160 acres) 1/2 mile square. Some are half sections (320 acres) one mile by half mile. The section (640 acres) is one mile square. The colony extends 24 miles by 20 miles. There are 45 families whose names begin with Mac. Scots, Irish, English and Welsh are represented in the colony.

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Title
Clandonald Colony
Creator
[unknown]
Date Created
[not before 1927]
Description
The town of Clandonald was founded in 1927 and has 2 churches, 1 convent, 2 schools, 4 grain elevators, 1 creamery, 4 general stores, 1 bank, 3 lumber yards, 1 hotel, 1 restaurant, 120 Clandonald farms (37 C.P. farms and balance H.B. farms). Farms are quarter sections (160 acres) 1/2 mile square. Some are half sections (320 acres) one mile by half mile. The section (640 acres) is one mile square. The colony extends 24 miles by 20 miles. There are 45 families whose names begin with Mac. Scots, Irish, English and Welsh are represented in the colony.
Extent
1 map : ms., ink ; 36 x 42 cm.
Subject
Canada--Emigration and immigration; Colonists; Scots; Land settlement; Colonies; Emigration and immigration
Person Or Corporation
Clandonald
Genre
Maps
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
CC_OS_00092
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC-OS-00092
Date Available
2015-11
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0216075
Category
Clandonald and Scottish immigration to Canada
RBSCLocation
Flat storage
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/