Eldorado, Saskatchewan
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Eldorado was a mining town located on Beaverlodge Lake
in Northern Saskatchewan
Canada
. Its initial name was Beaverlodge. Originally established by the Eldorado Mining and Refining company the town was later displaced by Uranium City
. It housed miners, company families and related workers. A one-room school looked after elementary students up to grade six, after which students were bussed to Uranium City. Eldorado had its own air service of DC3s and DC4s, which supplemented commercial air service by Pacific Western Airlines. Air was the accepted mode of travel to and from Eldorado and Uranium city. The nearby Beaverlodge mine was in operation from 1953 until 1982. Eldorado and Uranium City are along Saskatchewan Highway 962
an isolated stretch of highway.
The first post office was established in 1953 with John Edgar Hamlin as postmaster; E.A.Garton (Ed) was the postmaster from Jan 11,1955 through to April 29.1970.The post office was closed July 20 1982 with Mrs. May A. Grona as the last postmaster.
Eldorado was a mining town located on Beaverlodge Lake
Beaverlodge Lake
Beaverlodge Lake is a remote lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, located east of Uranium City, Saskatchewan. Road access is provided by Saskatchewan Highway 962....
in Northern Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Its initial name was Beaverlodge. Originally established by the Eldorado Mining and Refining company the town was later displaced by Uranium City
Uranium City, Saskatchewan
Uranium City is a settlement in northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is on the northern shores of Lake Athabasca near the border of the Northwest Territories. It is above sea level. The settlement is northwest of Prince Albert, 760 km northeast of Edmonton and south of the Northwest...
. It housed miners, company families and related workers. A one-room school looked after elementary students up to grade six, after which students were bussed to Uranium City. Eldorado had its own air service of DC3s and DC4s, which supplemented commercial air service by Pacific Western Airlines. Air was the accepted mode of travel to and from Eldorado and Uranium city. The nearby Beaverlodge mine was in operation from 1953 until 1982. Eldorado and Uranium City are along Saskatchewan Highway 962
Saskatchewan Highway 962
Highway 962 is an isolated highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. For part of the year the highway is not connected to any other highway in the province, but during the winter months a winter road forms allowing access to Fond-du-Lac and other communities to the east.Highway 962 starts...
an isolated stretch of highway.
The first post office was established in 1953 with John Edgar Hamlin as postmaster; E.A.Garton (Ed) was the postmaster from Jan 11,1955 through to April 29.1970.The post office was closed July 20 1982 with Mrs. May A. Grona as the last postmaster.