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Weyburn, Town of. Saskatchewan
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	Standpipe Immage: © Don Wilson. www.crowsnest-highway.ca Thumbnail image: Town of Weyburn Standpipe Location: 380 10th Ave. SE Standpipe Information (06-04) Built: 1909. Decommissioned: 1977 Height: 28.96 m. with a diameter of 7.62 m. Inner steel tank size: 24.4 m. high with a diameter of 6.1 m. Capacity: 681,913 litres Area Information: The Weyburn Water Tower is one of only four, with a similar lighthouse-like construction, left in Saskatchewan. The others are in Kerrobert, Kamsack, and Humboldt. Weyburn was founded in the late 1800s on the shores of the Souris River by railroad workers. The name of the town comes from the Scots phrase "wee burn," meaning "small river," in reference to the Souris River which runs through the city. Weyburn was founded in 1898, officially incorporated as a village in 1902, a town in 1903, and a city in 1913. Weyburn is the birthplace of acclaimed Canadian writers W. O. Mitchell, Guy Gavriel Kay and Mark Steven Morton, and former National Hockey League player Dave "Tiger" Williams. It was also home to Canadian politician Tommy Douglas who is credited with the establishment of Medicare in Canada.
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