10/04/2026
Awesome historical photo!
Entwistle
Evansburg
'Foley Trail'
Magnolia post office opened by the Pembina River in 1905. The railroad to Jasper came through in 1907. Coal was tested for quality near Evansburg.
Entwistle post office opened in 1908. The village had a doctor, police station and 46 businesses by 1909. Gainford School St. Peter Catholic Church were built in 1912. A coal mine began at Evansburg in 1913.
Evansburg, just west of Entwistle, had 24 homes in 1918. Styal store opened to the west. A community church was built in 1931, and Evansburg began a 10-year slump. A creamery opened in 1941. Electricity reached the villages in 1951. Evansburg was a village by 1954.
Entwistle population - 515
Evansburg population - 810
Entwistle