Silver, Manitoba
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] In its heyday, Silver was host to a few general stores. Cord wood and grain were the primary resources shipped by train, and passenger services included a morning train south to Winnipeg and a night train north to Arborg. The small community church of St. John's Ukrainian Catholic is located on the west side of Provincial Trunk Highway 7 but has recently closed due to low attendance. Approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west is Silver's only cemetery, St. John's Parish Cemetery (50°50′04″N 97°15′08″W / 50.834567°N 97.252196°W).
In the early 2000s, a new community centre was built in Silver and serves as staging grounds for multiple events, including the Silver Western Days (last Saturday in May), the Silver Picnic (second Sunday in August), and the Arborg & District Agricultural Fair and Rodeo.
Notable individuals
- Pte. Charles Rychlicki (1923 - July 20, 1944), born in Silver and served with The South Saskatchewan Regiment in World War II. Rychlicki 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) on January 31, 1975 by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names. His name is also memorialized on a fibreglass statue of local mushroom varieties in Meleb-Park-Cumming Schools Reunion Park in the nearby hamlet of Meleb, Manitoba.
Gallery
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Silver Train Station, Silver, Manitoba, Canada -
Ukrainian Catholic priest blessing graves, St. John's Cemetery -
Arborg & District Agricultural Fair and Rodeo -
Arborg & District Agricultural Fair and Rodeo - Tractor pull contest
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
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