Travers, Alberta
Travers was once a booming community along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Medicine Hat and Aldersyde.The first settlers to the area were: Pete Brodie, William Dunlop, A. Keene, Tom Emelson, Fred VanHolm, J.W.Settlers of the area at the time had to receive their mail at Sundial, 15 miles (24.1 km) southwest of Travers.George Shirley opened a post office 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Travers in 1909.With the arrival of the railway, Travers had: a bank, barber shop, butcher shop, harness shop, two hardware and lumber yards, two blacksmiths, two livery barns, restaurants and boarding houses, garages and machine dealers, three grocery stores, pool room, men's clothing store, hotel and real estate office.