edmonton to breton alberta Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/edmonton-to-breton-alberta Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:06:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 BRETON MAP EDMONTON http://toursmaps.com/breton-map-edmonton.html http://toursmaps.com/breton-map-edmonton.html#respond Mon, 19 Dec 2016 03:15:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=228639 BRETON MAP EDMONTON Directions: Exit Edmonton on Hwy 2 south, take exit 517 for Hwy 39 west toward Drayton Valley, merge onto Hwy 39, and turn left at Hwy 20. Distance: 108 km, or about 1 hour and 28 minutes, from Edmonton. Info: www.village.breton.ab.ca. In 1908, the Canadian government encouraged the flow of African-American settlers from Oklahoma. In addition to harsh weather, isolation, and all the other hardships that came with settling in Alberta, many who arrived here also faced discrimination. Keystone, now called Breton, was one of four rural Alberta communities founded by African-American settlers from Oklahoma and neighbouring

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