Last Standing, Dorothy, Alberta

by Freaktography from Burlington CA on 16 Jan 2026

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The former grain elevator at Dorothy rises alone above the prairie east of Drumheller. Founded in 1911 as a small railway and farming service town, Dorothy faded after rail service ended in the late 1960s. Today, this solitary structure is one of the last physical reminders of a community shaped by agriculture, railways, and the harsh realities of prairie life.

Camera: FC3682
Focal: 6.72 mm
Shutter speed: 0.0002 sec
Aperture: f/ 1.7

tagged: dorothy alberta ghost town history prairie landscape abandoned places rural canada grain elevator canadian prairies western historic small forgotten skies travel photography cultural backroads road outdoors nature scenery field grassland freeway highway countryside grass ecoregion rural_area plain land_lot steppe