Magnolia, Alberta
unincorporated place in Alberta, Canada
Magnolia is a farming and ranching community located within Parkland County in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is on the west end of Isle Lake and east of the Pembina River in west-central Alberta.
History
Both the Foley Trail and the Yellowhead Trail, fur trade routes, passed through this area. In the 1860s Pierre and Marie Grey established their stopping house and independent trading post on the northwest corner of Isle Lake (also known as Lake Isle) . In 1905, Swedish homesteaders arrived in the area. The first post office was also opened in 1908. The Magnolia School was opened in 1911 and operated until 1948. The Magnolia Community Hall is the only public building on the old Magnolia townsite. On May 29, 1982, Magnolia was hit by an F0 tornado.
Railway history
In 1908, the Canadian Northern Railway was built roughly along the Yellowhead Trail route and a railway station was established at Magnolia.
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