Crystal City, Manitoba
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Crystal City is a village in the Canadian province of Manitoba
. It is located on Highway 3
, 16 kilometres north of the Canada-U.S. border border and 200 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg
. The village is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Louise
.
Crystal City was established in 1879. Thomas Greenway
, the village's founder, later became its provincial representative in the Manitoba Legislature and later Premier of Manitoba
.
Crystal City is a village on an angle. The village was moved near the railway, which is no longer in use, for more attraction. Greenway named it Crystal City because he thought that one day it would become a city - but it never did. The local school is named after him: Thomas Greenway Middle School. Thomas Greenway Middle School (TGMS) has grades 5-8, and the Crystal City Early Years School(CCEY)has grades K-4.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. It is located on Highway 3
Manitoba Provincial Highway 3
Provincial Trunk Highway 3 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from the Saskatchewan boundary to the west limit of the city of Winnipeg...
, 16 kilometres north of the Canada-U.S. border border and 200 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. The village is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Louise
Louise, Manitoba
Louise is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southern part of the province, on the border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. The 2006 Census reported a population of 819 persons, a 17.2% decline from the 2001 Census figure of...
.
Crystal City was established in 1879. Thomas Greenway
Thomas Greenway
For the American character actor , see Tom Greenway.Thomas Greenway was a politician, merchant and farmer. He served as the seventh Premier of Manitoba, Canada, from 1888 to 1900...
, the village's founder, later became its provincial representative in the Manitoba Legislature and later Premier of Manitoba
Premier of Manitoba
The Premier of Manitoba is the first minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. Until the early 1970s, the title "Prime Minister of Manitoba" was used frequently. Afterwards, the word Premier, derived from the French...
.
Crystal City is a village on an angle. The village was moved near the railway, which is no longer in use, for more attraction. Greenway named it Crystal City because he thought that one day it would become a city - but it never did. The local school is named after him: Thomas Greenway Middle School. Thomas Greenway Middle School (TGMS) has grades 5-8, and the Crystal City Early Years School(CCEY)has grades K-4.