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Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum

1995 establishments in AlbertaGrain elevator museums in AlbertaMuseums established in 1995Open-air museums in CanadaSpruce Grove

The Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum is a former Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevator that has been preserved as a working museum run by the volunteers of the Spruce Grove and District Agricultural Society. The elevator stands within the City of Spruce Grove, Alberta, next to the Canadian National Railway and is the last elevator remaining heading west on the Yellowhead Highway and along the CN.

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Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum
Railway Avenue, City of Spruce Grove Shep Industrial

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T7X 3B1 City of Spruce Grove, Shep Industrial
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