Edenbridge, Saskatchewan | |
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Coordinates: 53°03′18″N 104°20′38″W / 53.055°N 104.344°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Rural municipality | Rural Municipality of Willow Creek No. 458 |
Area code(s) | 306 and 639 |
Edenbridge was a Jewish farming settlement northeast of Melfort, Saskatchewan. Its first residents came from Lithuania via South Africa. The name is an Anglicization of Yid'n Bridge (Jews' Bridge), for a nearby bridge over the Carrot River. [2]
At its peak the Edenbridge Hebrew Colony had about 170 inhabitants, a post office, a school, and a synagogue; Beth Israel Synagogue. The settlement is now abandoned. [3]
Edenbridge, Saskatchewan | |
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Coordinates: 53°03′18″N 104°20′38″W / 53.055°N 104.344°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Rural municipality | Rural Municipality of Willow Creek No. 458 |
Area code(s) | 306 and 639 |
Edenbridge was a Jewish farming settlement northeast of Melfort, Saskatchewan. Its first residents came from Lithuania via South Africa. The name is an Anglicization of Yid'n Bridge (Jews' Bridge), for a nearby bridge over the Carrot River. [2]
At its peak the Edenbridge Hebrew Colony had about 170 inhabitants, a post office, a school, and a synagogue; Beth Israel Synagogue. The settlement is now abandoned. [3]