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Armstrong River (Manitoba)

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The Armstrong River is a watercourse in Manitoba, Canada, that flows east into the Nelson River.[1] Like the nearby Armstrong Lake, it was named after H. W. D. Armstrong, who was chief engineer of construction on the Hudson Bay Railway in 1912.[2]

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  1. ^ Summary Report of the Geological Survey Department. Geological Survey of Canada. 1916. p. 133. ...Armstrong river was descended to Nelson river and the latter followed to Split lake
  2. ^ Geographical Names of Manitoba. Manitoba Conservation. 2000. p. 12. ...Armstrong Lake as well as Armstrong River (63 P/15) were named after H. W. D. Armstrong, chief engineer of construction on the Hudson Bay Railway in 1912.