Fenton's Grove Area Postcard (c.1918)

From Swift Current Museum

Accession Number 2000.40.16

Date 1918

Description An unused postcard with an image of Fenton's Grove in Swift Current, c. 1918. There is a grove of trees and bushes on a hill by a path. The land was owned by a man named Fenton, who was required by the City to plant trees on his property for the citizens to enjoy. The area was a grove by 1893, and was the only treed area in the city at the time. Part of the grove was flooded for the City dam in 1913.

Materials Card Stock

Marks/Labels "Swift Current River" written on back

Category Communication Artefacts, Documentary Artifact, Postcard