Burr, Saskatchewan
Burr | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Burr in August 2014 | |
Location of Burr in Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 52°02′31″N 105°08′06″W / 52.042°N 105.135°W / 52.042; -105.135 | |
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
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
References
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^ 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 Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
Coordinates: 52°02′31″N 105°08′06″W / 52.042°N 105.135°W / 52.042; -105.135
External links
- Photograph of Burr Saskatchewan Pool elevator
- Video tour by Donald Malcolm Wilson