Saskatchewan Historic Places Discovery Hunt

Please read the Instruction Manual and use the Canadian Register of Historic Places at https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/search-recherche.aspx to find the answers to these questions.

8. Natural Resource Use in

Saskatchewan has many natural resources, including agricultural land, forests, minerals, oil, fish and wildlife. The abundance of these resources have sustained Indigenous people for centuries and led many fur traders, explorers, farmers, business owners and others to move to the province. The historic places listed in the questions below are

associated with the use and development of natural resources across Saskatchewan. Question Answer 1 The Honeywood Nursery, located about 60 Km west of Prince Albert, is famous for its development of lilies and other plants that could survive in Saskatchewan. What was the job of the owner, Dr. A.J. (Bert) before he starting working with plants? Keyword: Honeywood 2 Barns are an important part of a farm operation. The Button Barn is located 100 Km southwest of . What was kept on the second floor of the barn? Keyword: Button 3 What year was the Button Barn built? Keyword: Button 4 Looking at the picture, what is written on the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Grain Elevator in the Village of Parkside, approximately 100 Km north of ? Keyword: Parkside 5 What is the name of the Métis farmer who built The Trappers Cabin near the Town of during the 1930s so that he could earn extra money by trapping fur-bearing animals? Keyword: Trapper 6 What did farmers get in exchange for their crops when they hauled them to local mills such as the , approximately 80 Km southeast of Yorkton? Keyword: Esterhazy 7 Built in 1906-07, the Esterhazy Flour Mill features most of the original equipment and furnishings from its operation as a flour mill. Looking at the photo, what brand of flour was made at the flour mill? Keyword: Esterhazy 8 Selger Farms is located 30 Km north of Regina. What was the name of the homesteaders who established the farm in 1886? Keyword: Selger 9 What was the windmill used for on the Selger Farms in the Rural Municipality of Lumsden? Keyword: Selger 10 When did Isaac Cowie operate a Hudson's Bay Company trading post at the Chimney Coulee Site near the Town of Eastend? Keyword: Chimney saskatchewan.ca/heritage 11 Ernie Symons, a local inventor, designed and built the Symons Metalworkers Company Limited factory in Rocanville in 1936. What did Ernie Symons invent and manufacture at the factory? Keyword: Symons 12 What uncommon roof design was used for the Symons Metalworkers Company Limited factory in the Town of Rocanville that allowed light to filter throughout the workspace? Keyword: Symons 13 Constructed in 1897, the Hudson's Bay Company Store in the Town of Fort Qu’Appelle is the oldest retail store building of the Hudson's Bay Company in . Who designed the store? Keyword: Hudson’s 14 The Claybank Brick Plant is located about 90 Km southwest of Regina and is the most intact twentieth-century brick making complex in Canada. What year did they start building the Claybank brick Plant? Keyword: Claybank 15 The community of Taylorton, east of Estevan, was established in the 1890s as a company town to operate an underground coal mine. What is the name of the mining company that established the community of Taylorton and the Taylorton Cemetery? Keyword: Taylorton

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