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Hurdy

Category : Point
 

The name for this station was officially approved 18 September 1970 and honours a World War II hero from the district, Private John Hurdy (1922-1944) of the Canadian Scottish Regiment. The original proposal from Canadian National Railways was "North Windfall"; however, at that time, qualifying terms such as North, South, etc. were discouraged.

Approximately 28 km west north-west of Whitecourt.

Location Name : Windfall Creek
National Topographic System (NTS) : 83 K/1
 
Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian
19,30-60-14-W5
 
Latitude (N) | Longitude (W)
54° 12' N 116° 05' W
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Place Names of Alberta - Volume III
Central Alberta

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