Amery, Manitoba

Amery
Settlement
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Northern
Census division	23
Municipality	Town of Gillam
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Coordinates	56°33′54″N 94°03′45″W / 56.56500°N 94.06250°W / 56.56500; -94.06250Coordinates: 56°33′54″N 94°03′45″W / 56.56500°N 94.06250°W / 56.56500; -94.06250
Timezone	Central (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	Central (UTC-5)
Area code	204
Location of Amery in Manitoba

Amery is an unincorporated area and community in Census division 23 in Northern Manitoba, Canada,^[1] located 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of the Limestone Generating Station (on the Nelson River). Administratively, it is part of the large Town of Gillam.

History

Amery was founded with the building of the Hudson Bay Railway in the early part of the second decade of the 20th century. When the originally intended final section line route north east to Port Nelson was abandoned, the new final section route north to Churchill, which opened in 1929, was branched off at Amery.

Transportation

Amery is the site of Amery railway station, served by the Via Rail Winnipeg – Churchill train. It is also 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) north of Manitoba Provincial Road 290.

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