Marysburg, Saskatchewan
| Marysburg | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | |
  Marysburg | |
| Coordinates: 52°19′00″N 105°05′04″W / 52.316749528°N 105.084387467°W / 52.316749528; -105.084387467 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipality | Humboldt No. 370 |
| Post office | 1904-01-01 (closed 1970-08-14) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
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Marysburg is a hamlet in Saskatchewan located along Highway 756. The hamlet is an un-incorporated place within the Rural Municipality of Humboldt. It is located 16 k (10 miles) north of Humboldt.
Contents
1 History
2 Attractions
3 Sports
4 References
History
From January 1, 1904 until May 1, 1924 it was referred to as Dead Moose Lake.[4]
Attractions
The hamlet is home to one municipal heritage property, the Marysburg Assumption Church, originally built in 1921 the brick-clad church is of a Romanesque Revival style featuring two towers.[5] The church can hold nearly 400 people and makes extensive use of stained glass.[6] Thirty two paintings by the artist Berthold Imhoff were purchased in 1948 to decorate the church.[7][8] The church building hosts the Marysburg Summer Festival of the Arts.[9]
A program to restore the historic church is in progress.[10]
A sculpture in the village called The Watching Woman was completed in 2004.[11]
Sports
Marysburg is also home to the Marysburg Royals Senior Baseball team that was established in 1918. They play every summer on the beautiful ball diamond that sits just east of the Assumption Parish. 2012 will be the Royals 94th consecutive year of baseball. They currently play in the Saskatoon Senior Baseball League and are the 2011 Senior AA Provincial Champions.
References
^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
^ National Archives Postmaster database Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Marysburg Assumption Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-11.
^ Stain Glass Institute of Canada Photographs
^ "Assumption Catholic Church". Retrieved 2012-12-08.
^ "Marysburg Assumption Church". Retrieved 2012-12-11.
^ "Exciting summer of concerts lined up for Marysburg festival...Humboldt Journal by Keri Dalman". Retrieved 2012-12-15.
^ "Marysburg Assumption Church". Retrieved 2012-12-11.
^ "The Marysburg Project". Retrieved 2012-12-15.
Coordinates: 52°19′00″N 105°05′02″W / 52.31667°N 105.08389°W / 52.31667; -105.08389
