Timeline... 1850 - 1869

The World 1861-65: Civil War in the U.S. 1848-52: Potato Blight causes extensive crop failures in Ireland. Canada 1859: Expeditions by Capt. Palliser and Henry Youle Hind explore the Northwest Territories to examine the suitability of the region for agricultural settlement.

Manitoba 1869:  Louis Riel leads a group of Metis in the formation of a provisional government.

The Municipality of Pipestone This map from 1860 shows that the Pipestone Creek region was largely unexamined by European explorers.