November 9, 2015. This is now a ghost town. It was named after a railway engineer's four daughters, Helen (He), Mary (ma), Ruth (ru), and Kate (ka). You cannot miss this place, it is right on Highway 884 south of Veteran, Alberta. There are a couple of houses not pictured that look occupied although I cannot be sure. There used to be grain elevators here years ago. You can see where the rail line once existed.
At least people cared enough to make markers and signs. Do you ever meet other travelers taking pictures, too?
ReplyDeleteNot yet. There is a group on Facebook called Abandoned Alberta that has over two thousand members. Most of them live in Alberta and quite a few are fairly active. I have not run across anyone yet. Most of them are serious photographers. I just do this to get out.
DeleteHemaruka is "NOT" a ghost town it is still classified as a hamlet
ReplyDeleteAnd as a matter of fact I own property there and you have taken pictures of it, and I constantly encounter people checking things out and they are very surprised to see me standing there.
My apologies. Quite a few internet pages classify the place as a ghost town. I meant no harm.
DeleteHow about "population challenged"?
DeleteI just became aware that my great grandpa had a homestead in Hemaruka, and there is a chance his house is still standing. Is there any way to know whether the house on plot SE23-32-9-W4th, is still standing?
ReplyDeleteI have the LandTrackerPro app on my iPhone. It will convert legal land descriptions to Google Maps locations and you can look via satellite view if it is still there without leaving your home.
DeleteI know a few people still live out there I used to live there in the early 2000s
ReplyDeleteI know that there is still a few people living out there I used to live there in the early 2000s
ReplyDeleteI know that there is still a few people living out there I used to live there in the early 2000s
ReplyDeleteMy grandparents lived there from 1928-1932. My grandfather, E.N.P. Orme established the Anglican church - begun in 1931 and married my grandmother, Hielma Flemming in 1932 before the went on to other communities to establish other parishes.
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