Steveville, Alberta

Steveville is a ghost town in southern Alberta, Canada. The town, located near Brooks, had a general store in 1910. Named after Steve Hall, a local homesteader, the town never attracted a large population. The Hall family operated a number of businesses in Steveville, including the ferry, boarding house, and the general store and post office.cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =City of Brooks Alberta: Steveville General Store| work =| publisher =City of Brooks, Alberta| date =2007| url =http://www.brooks.ca/about/museum/store.asp| format =| doi =| accessdate =2007-04-26]

Steveville is most notable as the discovery location of many specimens of dinosaurs, including fossils of "Styracosaurus", "Daspletosaurus",cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Where in the world can you find "Daspletosaurus torosus"? | work = | publisher =Canadian Museum of Nature| date =2003| url =http://nature.ca/discover/treasures/foss/tr4/dasww_e.cfm| format =| doi =| accessdate =2007-04-26] "Corythosaurus", "Struthiomimus",cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title ="Struthiomimus altus" plaque | work =| publisher =Research Casting International| date =2007| url =http://www.rescast.com/specimens/show_specimen.php?SpecimenID=57| format =| doi =| accessdate =2007-04-26] and others found around the town.

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* * [http://nature.ca/discover/treasures/foss/tr4/dasww_e.cfm Canadian Museum of Nature (with map locating Steveville)]