St. George’s Anglican Church
Glenora - PR 253
1889
History
Marringhurst Anglican Congregation
Original Builder/Architect: George Stewart, Plastered by J. Stevens
Features
- nice windows
- wood finished interior
- moved to Glenora in 1926
- designated – Municipal M006
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Avery’s Resort
Rock Lake
1929
History
Joe Morrison – sold to Joe Avery 1912 – had a store on the site. Joe
Avery built the hotel
1980 – sold to Christian Enrichment Family Camp
Features
- lakeside location
- steps upward to top of the valley and down towards lake.
- built on recognized aboriginal site – mound nearby
- had gravity running water system – its own generator
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Glenora School
Glenora
1947
History
1947 Addition (Wigton School) 1960
Features
- First Glenora School 1892 – NE 27-3-13 – burned 1910
- Second school (In town 1912) – burned 1946
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Crayston Mound
SE 20-3-13
History
- one of a series of mounds in the area.
- examined by Chris Vickers during the autumn of 1941. Excavation
through the middle revealed a cremated burial, some tube pipe
fragments, a few artifacts and two pottery shards similar to those from
the McLaren Earth works and the Avery Village Site.
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Original Glenora Store &
Townsite
Store built on SE 20-3-13 – now on Greg Crayston farm
ca. 1882
History
Thos. Rogers managed the store – near the Blaine Mill.
Alex Blaine started a sawmill in 1879. It was taken over by Reeves and
Taylor
Walsh & Sons either built or took over the flour mill in 1882.
Blaine & Reid built the flour mill in 1882
Features
- used as home by Crayston family in 1890
- traces of original trail to townsite still visible
- 2 km from buffalo kill site
- The name for the town of Glenora originated with the mill of the same
name – in turn named after am Ogilvie Co. mill near Montreal that was
called Glenora Mill and produced “Glenora Patent” flour.
- Millstone from mill on same site – now on grounds of St. George’s
Anglican Church, Glenora
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Macklin Farm Site
SE 11-4-13
ca. 1890
History
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United Church Camp
Rock Lake 14-3-13
History
Property purchased from Thos. Greenway in 1910. Building started in
1911.
Original Owner - Rock Lake Summer School
Features
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Avery’s Dance Hall
14-3-13
1919
History
Dance Hall – until the mid 1960’s
Features
- lakeside location & view
- moved and turned – die to erosion of the cliff
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Rock Lake Gun Club
SW 14-3-13
1912
History
- oldest Gun Club in Manitoba
- ran continuously until 2004 except for a few war years
Features
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