Question: At the time, this was Saskatchewan’s largst building of its kind, and also North America’s.
I picked just the right time to phone, despite missing the initial reading of the question. I had little time to think or do a Google search of the question. The callers before me guessed something on the UofS campus, and I was going to go with RUHospital [having not heard the question fully yet], but after the Legislature wasn’t the right answer (I thought it might be possible too), the next caller mentioned a barn near Swift Current. I adjusted my answer to the large horse barn (stable) that I knew to exist long ago somewhere in the province. I’d seen it online when showing a Wood Mountain bus driver the Internet at the library, but I couldn’t remember the name for the life of me, and my frantic google search turned up empty. My guess of it being near Maple Creek wasn’t good enough. The next caller got the correct answer.
Built in 1914 and dismantled in 1921, but the foundation remains today near Leader, Sask. W.T. Smith’s Barn 60′ high, 128′ wide, and 400′ long, was the right answer.
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Todd | 27-Jul-06 at 9:19 am | Permalink
My great-grandpa was the foreman for the Smith farm.
Saskboy | 27-Jul-06 at 10:26 am | Permalink
That’s cool Todd. Possibly even doublecool.
Soulfood | 27-Jul-06 at 10:31 am | Permalink
For such a tiny town, Leader has a kick ass website! It’s really nice.
Saskboy | 27-Jul-06 at 11:35 am | Permalink
Yes I was impressed by how nice it was to navigate, and how helpful it was too. More towns could learn from them for their websites. I’ve encountered some unusable ones.
testy | 27-Jul-06 at 1:49 pm | Permalink
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testy | 27-Jul-06 at 1:50 pm | Permalink
It’s handy to subscribe when you want to be notified if there is new information in the comments.
Saskboy | 27-Jul-06 at 1:52 pm | Permalink
updating and Testy should get an email from me.