Allerston, Alberta


Allerston, formerly Allersville, is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within the County of Warner No. 5. It is located approximately east of the Town of Milk River and north of the Canada–US border on Township Road 24, off Highway 501.
The community has the name of Jacob Allers, a pioneer citizen.
All that remains of Allerston is a Roman Catholic Church and the Allerston Hall with baseball diamonds. The church was built in 1911 and opened on July 28, 1912. The church is still in use today. It was moved to a new foundation to the north. There is a cemetery behind the church. The Allerston Hall is still use for the annual Fall Bazar.

Attractions

, is one of the largest areas of protected prairie in the Alberta park system, and serves as both a nature preserve and protection for the largest concentration of rock art, created by Plains People. There are over 50 rock art sites, with thousands of figures, as well as numerous archeological sites.