Farm Site

The Echo Dale Farm Site is located in scenic Echo Dale Regional Park.

Built on the bank of the South Saskatchewan River, Echo Dale Farm is located 2 miles West of the Medicine Hat Airport on Holsom Road and 2 miles North on EchoDale Road. The Historical Displays at Echo Dale are a reminder of what prairie life was like in the early days.

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In the mid 1930's Bill Weir came to Echo Dale and installed an irrigation system to grow Alfalfa for a dairy operation. Later his son Charlie, and Frank Millington took over the farm. They moved this engine from the Dunmore Roundhouse, and connected it to a new pump to flood irrigate the flat hay land on the east end. The river water went into a ditch still visible above the shed.

Both families first lived in a three story brick boarding house. Later they built 2 small frame houses near the barn. Natural gas from the well in the farmyard powered the engine for irrigating. The terrible noise, non-stop all summer, was a major irritation to people living in the boarding house.

Restored Machinery

There are many peices of restored farm machinery located all over the farm site. This machinery will bring back many memories of yesteryear. Come on down and check them out.