Burr, Saskatchewan
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Burr in August 2014
Burr in August 2014
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Location of Burr in Saskatchewan | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Saskatchewan |
Census division | 11 |
Rural Municipality | Wolverine |
Elevation | 557.78 m (1,830 ft) |
Time zone | CST |
Postal code | S0K 0T0 |
Area code(s) | 306 |
Highways | Highway 20 |
Burr is an unincorporated community south of Humboldt, Saskatchewan.
It has an office for the rural municipality of Wolverine No. 340, a post office. A short distance north is a hall, and Saint Scholastica Roman Catholic Church (founded 1905).[1][2][3]
According to the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, Victoria Cross recipient Raphael Louis Zengel lived in Burr from 1906 to 1914.[4]
The "Burr Project" is a plan to extract potash from a large deposit in the area.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2598
- ↑ http://www.canadapost.ca/cpc2/addrm/hh/current/details/tdSKrS0K-e.asp
- ↑ http://burr.saskatooncatholic.ca/node/32
- ↑ http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/victoria_cross_saskatchewan_recipients.html
- ↑ Saskatoon Star-Phoenix article on the Burr Project
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Plunkett | Guernsey | Lanigan |
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