The D & L General Store on Highway 20 near Cymric, Saskatchewan
Cymric is a Welsh word and named by a family of early Welsh settlers. The first group of settlers in this area where Volga Germans who settled the area in the late 19th century, followed later by British and Norwegian settlers.[3] The Neu Elsass (New Alsace) Colony was established in 1884 by D.W. Riedl, a German immigration agent from Winnipeg. It was the first German colony established in Saskatchewan. Neu Elsass began when twenty-two families homesteaded near Strasbourg. The original area of Neu Elsass Colony was the region around the central and southern portion of Last Mountain Lake and included Strasbourg, Duval, Bulyea, Earl Grey, Gibbs, Silton, Dilke, Holdfast, Penzance, and Liberty. The area of German settlement expanded into surrounding areas, including Cymric and in effect, doubling the area of the colony.[4]
The Canadian Pacific Railway erected a portable train station along the rail line in 1911 which was replaced in 1924 by an imported standard number five station which was removed in 1943. At its peak, the community boasted four grain elevators.[5] The community's first post office was set up in 1912. The Cymric Presbyterian Church held its first service on December 17, 1916, with Reverend J.C. Madill presiding. It was built on land donated by Alex Reid. The church later became a United Church in 1925 which was closed in 1968 and the building sold for $100 and moved to the Methodist Church camp at Arlington Beach on nearby Last Mountain Lake.[6]
All that remains of Cymric today is the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery,[7] which was attached to a church southwest of Cymric and the D & L General Store on highway 20 which still serves as a post office for the area.[8]
cymric, saskatchewan, cymric, unincorporated, community, rural, municipality, last, mountain, valley, saskatchewan, canada, located, along, saskatchewan, highway, between, duval, govan, also, serviced, canadian, pacific, railway, located, mile, rail, line, run. Cymric is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Last Mountain Valley No 250 Saskatchewan Canada It is located along Saskatchewan Highway 20 between Duval and Govan it is also serviced by the Canadian Pacific Railway and located at mile 62 3 on the rail line running between Regina and Lanigan Saskatchewan 2 CymricUnincorporated communityCymricLocation of CymricShow map of SaskatchewanCymricCymric Canada Show map of CanadaCoordinates 51 14 00 N 104 56 02 W 51 23333 N 104 93389 W 51 23333 104 93389Country CanadaProvince SaskatchewanCensus division11Rural MunicipalityLast Mountain ValleyPost office Founded1912 08 01Time zoneCSTPostal codeS0G 0Z0Area code306HighwaysHighway 20RailwayCanadian Pacific Railway 1 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Notable people 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp The D amp L General Store on Highway 20 near Cymric Saskatchewan Cymric is a Welsh word and named by a family of early Welsh settlers The first group of settlers in this area where Volga Germans who settled the area in the late 19th century followed later by British and Norwegian settlers 3 The Neu Elsass New Alsace Colony was established in 1884 by D W Riedl a German immigration agent from Winnipeg It was the first German colony established in Saskatchewan Neu Elsass began when twenty two families homesteaded near Strasbourg The original area of Neu Elsass Colony was the region around the central and southern portion of Last Mountain Lake and included Strasbourg Duval Bulyea Earl Grey Gibbs Silton Dilke Holdfast Penzance and Liberty The area of German settlement expanded into surrounding areas including Cymric and in effect doubling the area of the colony 4 The Canadian Pacific Railway erected a portable train station along the rail line in 1911 which was replaced in 1924 by an imported standard number five station which was removed in 1943 At its peak the community boasted four grain elevators 5 The community s first post office was set up in 1912 The Cymric Presbyterian Church held its first service on December 17 1916 with Reverend J C Madill presiding It was built on land donated by Alex Reid The church later became a United Church in 1925 which was closed in 1968 and the building sold for 100 and moved to the Methodist Church camp at Arlington Beach on nearby Last Mountain Lake 6 All that remains of Cymric today is the St Paul s Lutheran Cemetery 7 which was attached to a church southwest of Cymric and the D amp L General Store on highway 20 which still serves as a post office for the area 8 See also editList of communities in SaskatchewanNotable people editTom JohnstonReferences edit National Archives Archivia Net Post Offices and Postmasters archived from the original on October 6 2006 CP Lanigan Subdivision Traingeek Trains and Photography Retrieved May 8 2019 The Center for Volga German Studies at Concordia University cvgs cu portland edu Retrieved May 7 2019 The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan Details esask uregina ca Retrieved May 7 2019 Cymric on SaskHistoryOnline History Last Mountain Valley No 250 Retrieved May 7 2019 Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project St Paul s Lutheran Cemetery Cymric Saskatchewan sites rootsweb com Retrieved May 7 2019 D amp L General Store Grocers retail from Cymric Saskatchewan topcompanies ca Retrieved May 7 2019 nbsp This Saskatchewan location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cymric Saskatchewan amp oldid 1174696673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
