Sunday, October 26, 2008

FARMINGTON

FARMINGTON

Is a unincorporated settlement, located about a 22 kilometer drive northwest of Dawson Creek in the flatlands of the region that makes up the region that is the Peace River. Just towards the north of here is the locality of a old and preserved unique wooden bridge housed on the old Alaska Highway and the Kiskatinaw River near Kiskatinaw Provincial Park. The bridge was constructed 1942-43 and is known as the highway’s last original wooden tressel bridges. The main economic activities in Farmington are tourism and agriculture. There are some services in Farmington including a gas station, small grocery store, and Farmington Fairways golf course.

FARMINGTON’S POPULATION: 79

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