Altorado, Alberta

Altorado is a ghost town in the County of Forty Mile No. 8, Alberta, Canada.

The community was originally settled during the creation of a Canadian Pacific Railway line from Weyburn, Saskatchewan to Stirling, Alberta in an attempt to profit from railway trade.^{[citation needed]} During 1912–1913, pioneers, mainly members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, settled at Altorado, located southeast of present-day Foremost.^{[citation needed]} By 1913, the community had a doctor, a post office, two general stores, and three blacksmiths.^{[citation needed]}

However, in 1913, the line bypassed the community in favour of Foremost, and the community became non-viable.^{[citation needed]}

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• "Community picnic, Altorado, Alberta". Images Canada. 1912. Retrieved 2008-08-05.^{[dead link]}

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