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This sandbox is in the article namespace. Either move this page into your userspace, or remove the {{User sandbox}} template. Silver is a hamlet in the province of Manitoba, Canada.^[1] It is located approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Arborg within the Rural Municipality of Armstrong.

Silver began as a Canadian Pacific railway point in 1911 and was named after N. T. Silver, a contractor who shipped wood from the location. One map source from 1914 showed the locality as being named Silver Spur. The Post Office opened in 1918 on 35-21-2E.^[2]

Notable Individuals

Pte. Charles Rychlicki (1923 - July 20, 1944), served with The South Saskatchewan Regiment in World War II and was killed in action during the Battle of Verrières Ridge in Operation Atlantic. He is buried in Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in France^[3]. Rychlicki Lake in northern Manitoba was named after him (58°23′07″N 98°46′45″W / 58.385278°N 98.779167°W / 58.385278; -98.779167). His name is memorialized on a fibreglass statue of local mushroom varieties in Meleb-Park-Cumming Schools Reunion Park in the nearby community of Meleb, Manitoba.

Gallery

The long-closed train station

References

^ "Geographical Names" (Esri shapefile). Manitoba Land Initiative. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
^ Manitoba Conservation (2000). Geographical Names of Manitoba. p. 252.
^ "Find A Grave". Retrieved February 28, 2015.

50°50′45″N 97°13′03″W / 50.845833°N 97.2175°W / 50.845833; -97.2175

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[1] "Geographical Names" (Esri shapefile). Manitoba Land Initiative. Retrieved February 28, 2015.

[2] Manitoba Conservation (2000). Geographical Names of Manitoba. p. 252.

[3] "Find A Grave". Retrieved February 28, 2015.

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 ===Notable Individuals===
-* Pte. Charles Rychlicki (1923 - July 20, 1944), served with [[The South Saskatchewan Regiment]] in [[World War II]] and was killed in action during the [[Battle of Verrières Ridge]] in [[Operation Atlantic]]. He is buried in [[Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery]] in [[France]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rychlicki&GSiman=1&GScid=2132640&GRid=56157714&|title=Find A Grave|accessdate=February 28, 2015}}</ref>. [[Rychlicki Lake]] in northern Manitoba was named after him ({{coord|58.385278|N|98.779167|W}}).
+* Pte. Charles Rychlicki (1923 - July 20, 1944), served with [[The South Saskatchewan Regiment]] in [[World War II]] and was killed in action during the [[Battle of Verrières Ridge]] in [[Operation Atlantic]]. He is buried in [[Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery]] in [[France]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rychlicki&GSiman=1&GScid=2132640&GRid=56157714&|title=Find A Grave|accessdate=February 28, 2015}}</ref>. [[Rychlicki Lake]] in northern Manitoba was named after him ({{coord|58.385278|N|98.779167|W}}). His name is memorialized on a fibreglass statue of local mushroom varieties in Meleb-Park-Cumming Schools Reunion Park in the nearby community of Meleb, Manitoba.
 ==Gallery==