 At that time the community had about 300 people, and supported a two-room schoolhouse.Because of a decline in population as people moved to cities and areas with more economic opportunity, the post office was closed in 1968.Other primarily American black settlements formed at this time were Junkins (now Wildwood), near Chip Lake; Keystone (now Breton), southwest of Edmonton; Campsie, near Barrhead; and Eldon, near Maidstone, Saskatchewan.