Hilltop is a rural community in the
Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson
The Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
History
The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Clanwilliam and the Town of Erick ...
and is a mixed agricultural area.
Historically, the area was settled by Scandinavian immigrants, mainly from Sweden, starting in the 1880s. The community opened a post office in 1900 located on 19-17-17W and a one-room school was located on NE 24-17-18W. The other establishment which still is operational is a Baptist church founded by the early settlers and named after the locality.
To the north of Hilltop lies
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...
, which was settled during the same period and with the same immigrant mix.
References
* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 112)'' – the Millennium Bureau of Canada
''Hilltop Baptist Church'' ''Manitoba Historical Society – Oral History: Clanwilliam, 1918''''Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hilltop Baptist Church and Cemetery''
Localities in Manitoba
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