Altorado, Alberta

Altorado is a ghost town in Forty Mile County, 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. During 1912 - 1913, pioneers, mainly Mormons, settled at Altorado, located southeast of present-day Foremost. By 1913, the population was in the neighborhood of 100 people, and the town boasted a doctor, a post office, two general stores, and three blacksmiths.

However, in 1913, the line bypassed the community and began the town of Foremost, and the community became non-viable.

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

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