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Bell Barn Interpretive Centre

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Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Bell Barn Interpretive Centre
Phone:
+1 306-695-2355

Address:
1 Km N of Indian Head on Highway 56, Indian Head, Saskatchewan S0G 2K0, Canada

Bell Farm is a heritage farm built in 1882 by Major Bell on ten miles square or 60,000 acres at Indian Head. The Bell Farm Barn is amongst the ten top most endangered sites by the Heritage Canada Foundation.sp The round structure consisted of a silo which could be used also as a lookout tower. The silo had a capacity of 4,000 bushels of oats and 100 tons of hay. The surrounding area could house 36 horse and an office. Having the silo centrally located greatly reduced labour involved in livestock feeding and resulted in a stronger facility than the rectangular structures.The first settlers moved into the district in 1882, a few months ahead of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The farming operations were so huge and out of the ordinary that, on many occasions, the passenger trains would stop and let the passengers watch the harvesting operation becoming the area's first tourist attraction.
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