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Beechy is a village in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada, in the Coteau Hills area of the province, at the intersection of highways 342 and 737. As of 2006, the village's population is 243 (down from the 2001 population of 295).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Beechy on Statistics Canada )〕 == History == The Beechy area was first settled by ranchers in the early years of the 20th century, with Robert Cruikshank being acknowledged as the first settler in the area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History page on beechysask.ca )〕 Starting in the 1910s, the large-scale immigration of Europeans to the Canadian Prairies resulted in an increase in population for Beechy as well, attracting settlers who started ranching and farming in the area, which remains Beechy's primary activity today. In 1919 the Canadian National Railway surveyed the Beechy area and determined it to be an ideal place for a marketplace. Work on the railroad was begun; news of the future railroad stop attracted merchants. The train first arrived on December 21, 1921. The growth in population brought other much-needed services to this rural community, the first grain elevator was set up in 1922, and the first hospital a few years later. Originally, Beechy's health services consisted of just one medical practitioner, and the "hospital" was based out of a private residence, with extra rooms built on for wards. This hospital was used until 1966, when the RM of Victory opened Beechy Union Hospital. In 1925, Beechy's population reached the required 100 residents to upgrade Beechy's status to "village". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beechy, Saskatchewan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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