Legend, Alberta
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Legend is an unincorporated community in Alberta
, Canada
within the County of Forty Mile No. 8
. It is located along Highway 61 between Range Road 125 and Range Road 130, in southeast Alberta
. It is one of many ghost towns along the historic Red Coat Trail
route.
Legend once had two grain elevators, both of which were demolished in the late 1990s. Only one of the United Grain Growers
annexes remains on a farm south of Nemiscam.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
within the County of Forty Mile No. 8
Forty Mile County No. 8, Alberta
The County of Forty Mile No. 8 is a municipal district in south eastern Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 1, east of Medicine Hat. The municipal seat is in Foremost.-Demographics:...
. It is located along Highway 61 between Range Road 125 and Range Road 130, in southeast Alberta
Southern Alberta
Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat...
. It is one of many ghost towns along the historic Red Coat Trail
Red Coat Trail
The Red Coat Trail is a route that approximates the path taken in 1874 by the North-West Mounted Police in their quest to bring law and order to the Canadian West.-Travel route:...
route.
Legend once had two grain elevators, both of which were demolished in the late 1990s. Only one of the United Grain Growers
United Grain Growers
United Grain Growers, or UGG, was a Canadian grain distributor. Founded in 1906 in Winnipeg, UGG was active in grain sales, crop inputs and livestock production services...
annexes remains on a farm south of Nemiscam.