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Dinant: Gone but not Forgotten

Dinant, AB was abut 15km north of Camrose. There is nothing there now, no indication that there was ever a settlement, no houses, no stores, no train station, no grain elevators, no mine. All gone.

Along the main highway there is a roadside cairn dedicated to the town of Dinant. The actual town site is about a km east of the marker. I understand putting the marker on a roadside turnout so that more people will hopefully stop and read it. I always stop at roadside signs.

The most information I could find about Dinant, was from the roadside marker. Very little online.
I did read that both of the old school buildings were sold and moved to farm yards. Perhaps they still exist.

Have a read below:



The Provincial Archives had 2 photos of the Bush Mine that used to exist in Dinant.

Undated photo Provincial Archives of Alberta

c.1923 Provincial Archives of Alberta
So now you know there once was a place called Dinant.
Do you know any history about Dinant? I'd love to hear it!

References: Pioneering with a Piece of Chalk, Provincial Archives

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