Spring Coulee

Seed elevator in Spring Coulee, AB, 2020. Contributed by Marilee Manz.
Seed elevator in Spring Coulee, AB, 2020. Contributed by Marilee Manz.

Spring Coulee, Alberta has a seed cleaning elevator. The town is located midway between Magrath and Cardston on route 5.

Spring Coulee had at least grain elevators during the 20th century:

  • “Thompson” / Bawlf elevator, built 1905, burned 1914, rebuilt, demolished
  • Alberta Pacific Grain Company elevator, built 1906, replaced later
  • Ogilvie grain elevator, built 1907ish, became Alberta Wheat Pool in 1929

(ref: Mary’s Genealogy Treasures)

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