Scapa, Alberta Explained

Scapa
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:CAN AB Special Area 2 # Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Scapa in Special Area No. 2
Coordinates:51.8727°N -111.9895°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:No. 4
Subdivision Type4:Special Area
Subdivision Name4:Special Area No. 2
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Special Areas Board
Elevation M:791
Timezone1:Mountain Time Zone
Utc Offset1:-7
Timezone1 Dst:Mountain Time Zone
Utc Offset1 Dst:-6

Scapa is a hamlet located in Special Area No. 2 in Alberta, Canada. It had a population of 4 in 1975.[1] The former Canadian National Railway line that travelled past the community was completed in 1934.[2] In 2020 the community erected a memorial to the victims of a 1906 blizzard that hit Scapa.[3] Scapa is home to St. Peter's Lutheran Church and at one point also had two grain elevators.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herriot . Bill . Scapa, Alberta . Digital Collections - University of Calgary . . 26 July 2024.
  2. News: Extension of Time on Rail Lines Sought . 26 July 2024 . The Calgary Daily Herald . 14 April 1932.
  3. News: Kihn . Mark . Scapa-area ranchers memorialize victims of 1906 blizzard . 26 July 2024 . Canadian Cattlemen . 4 December 2020.
  4. Web site: ST. PETER'S LUTHERAN CHURCH Scapa, Alberta . stpetersscapa.ca . 26 July 2024.