page_title: Davidson, Saskatchewan
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Davidson, Saskatchewan / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Canadian National Railways station near the intersection of Railway Street and Washington Avenue in Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada. According to information painted on the building as part of the mural, the station was built in 1905 and closed in 1981.
context_page_description: Davidson is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 104 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon beside provincial highway 11, in the rural municipality of Arm River. It is located approximately halfway between Saskatoon and Regina, is a popular stopping-off with many restaurants and gas stations located adjacent to the highway
context_section_description: In 1902 Colonel Andrew Duncan Davidson, an enthusiastic entrepreneur from Glencoe, Ontario, came to Saskatchewan in hopes of creating a 'midway' settlement between the cities of Regina and Saskatoon. With agriculture as one of his driving passions, Davidson, through the Saskatchewan Valley Land Company, purchased 700,000 acres (2,800 km²) from the railway and the federal government in an area where the soil was particularly suitable for grain farming. Davidson organized a train route that travelled from Chicago to Saskatoon; making one stop in Davidson on the way. This train route brought American bankers, entrepreneurs and newspapermen in hopes of starting up new businesses in the area. With the expansion of the community underway, Davidson also managed to sell more than 180,000 acres (730 km²) of land in the area.
  Within a short period of time, Davidson, which was declared the name of the community, was nicknamed the 'Midway Town' because of its central location. On November 15, 1906, Davidson was officially declared a town.
  During World War II the Royal Canadian Air Force built and operated RCAF Station Davidson as a component of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The station was constructed on a site 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the town. This site should not be confused with Davidson Municipal Airport which is adjacent to the town, on the south end.
caption: Train station
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