York Colony (York Farmers Colonization Company)
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York Colony (York Farmers Colonization Company) was a late 19th-century Canadian settlement initiative organized by farmers from York County, Ontario, that established and developed the community that became Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian historical entity
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colonization project ⓘ settlement initiative ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yorkton, Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| developedInto | Yorkton, Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | primarily Anglo-Canadian settlers ⓘ |
| followedBy | town of Yorkton, Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | farmers from York County, Ontario ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
example of farmer-led colonization company in Canada
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foundational community for Yorkton ⓘ |
| hasPart | original settlement that became Yorkton ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Prairies ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| industry | agriculture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | North-West Territories (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
post-Confederation Canada
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settlement era of the Canadian Prairies ⓘ |
| location |
District of Assiniboia
NERFINISHED
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present-day Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| namedAfter | York County, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | farmers from York County, Ontario ⓘ |
| organizer | York Farmers Colonization Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian westward expansion
NERFINISHED
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settlement of the North-West Territories ⓘ |
| purpose |
agricultural settlement
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western Canadian colonization ⓘ |
| significantEvent | establishment of a permanent settlement at the site of present-day Yorkton ⓘ |
| transportConnection | early railway development in the Yorkton area ⓘ |
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