Torrington, Alberta

Torrington, Alberta

Torrington is a small hamlet in central Alberta, Canada about 160 km northeast of Calgary at the junction of Highway 27 and Highway 805.

The main industry is agriculture.

The community is home to the Gopher Hole Museum, dedicated to stuffed Richardson's ground squirrels (technically not gophers) in anthropomorphic settings.

For those who seek out large roadside attractions, there is a very large outdoor gopher sculpture [Cite web|url=http://www1.travelalberta.com/en-north/index.cfm?pageid=423|title=Unusual Attractions|author=Alberta Travel|accessdate=2007-11-20] (12 ft high) named "Clem T. GoFur".

All 11 of Torrington's fire hydrants were painted to look like gophers.

The settlement was incorporated as a village until 1997, when it amalgamated with Kneehill County. [Cite web|url=http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0191_1.htm|title=Kneehill County|author=Alberta Municipal Affairs|authorlink=Alberta Municipal Affairs|accessdate=2007-11-16]

ee also

*Hamlets of Alberta
*List of communities in Alberta

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