Garson, Manitoba
Encyclopedia
Garson is an inhabited place located within the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead
, Manitoba
, Canada
. The ePodunk
article on the village states it did amalgamate with Brokenhead in 2003 and that the population is 350. City-Data, however, placed it at 324. Garson is home to a large-scale Tyndall stone
processing facility, and has numerous active and abandoned quarries in the immediate area.
Brokenhead, Manitoba
Brokenhead is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The separately administered town of Beausejour lies within the borders of the municipality, south of its centre.- Notable natives or residents :...
, Manitoba
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...
, Canada
Canada
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. The ePodunk
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article on the village states it did amalgamate with Brokenhead in 2003 and that the population is 350. City-Data, however, placed it at 324. Garson is home to a large-scale Tyndall stone
Tyndall Stone
Tyndall stone is a dolomitic limestone quarried from the Selkirk member of the Ordovician Red River Formation, in the vicinity of Tyndall, Manitoba, Canada. It was first used in 1832 for building Lower Fort Garry, and has since become popular for building purposes throughout Canada and the United...
processing facility, and has numerous active and abandoned quarries in the immediate area.