Seven Persons, Alberta

Seven Persons, Alberta

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Location of Seven Persons in Alberta
Seven Persons is a small Alberta hamlet 20 km west of Medicine Hat, on Highway 3.

History

It was founded by Cyril Ogston in the 1800s. It was part of the great migration of Mormons leaving the United States in an attempt for religious freedom as the United States created laws that did not let them practice polygamy, a part of their religion at the time.

ee also

*Hamlets of Alberta
*List of communities in Alberta

Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Seven Persons
North =


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