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Plaques, Monuments & Historic Places


Goulden Conservation Monument



A monument at this site northwest of Dunrea commemorates the acquisition of land from Raymond Cote and the development of the S Lake Project by the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation. On 19 August 1998, it was dedicated to Richard C. Goulden, the late Chief Executive Officer of the organization.


http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/gouldenmemorial.shtml

N49.45139, W99.76529



Gregory's Mill Sign



This Interpretive Sign, sponsored by the RM of Prairie Lakes, was placed at the site of Gregory's Mill on the Souris River about 8km SW of Wawanesa. It is accessible by hiking trail.

http://www.virtualmanitoba.com/Places/G/gregorymill.html

Access Road:

49* 31' 02.63" N
99* 52' 42.94" W

Mill Site:

49* 31' 28.36" N
99* 49' 43.30" W


 Healy Conservation Monument



A monument commemorates the donation of land at this site by Dr. Frederick Patrick “Pat” Healy to the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation for the conservation of wildlife habitat.

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/healyconservation.shtml

N49.42511, W99.54122



Hilton Pioneers Monument



This monument, unveiled in 1987, is situated at Hilton.

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/hiltonpioneers.shtml

N49.50644, W99.52458



McKellar's Bridge





Moggey Conservation Monument



A monument commemorates the donation of land at this site to the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation for the conservation of wildlife habitat.

  http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/moggeyconservation.shtml

N49.39027, W99.63000



Nelson Creek Bridge







Paine Memorial Monument



A monument beside Highway 23, overlooking Pelican Lake was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alfred Paine and his wife Theodis “Teddy” Marteinsson Paine. In 1928, they met at the Ninette Sanatorium where he worked as a physician and surgeon and she was a registered nurse in the fight against tuberculosis.


http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/painememorial.shtml

N49.41090, W99.61040



Riverside Centennial Park



In this park in are monuments commemorating local pioneers and those who lost their lives in the defence of Canada.

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/riversidecentennialpark.shtml

 N49.39914, W99.73644



Rowland Church






Russell Family Monument



This stone plaque in the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes, dedicated in 2004, commemorates James and Jane Russell, who homesteaded the northeast quarter of 26-4-18  in 1882.

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/russellfamily.shtml

N49.34038, W99.78884



Stewart Commemorative Plaque



This sign near Ninette was erected by the Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba. It commemorates physician David Alexander Stewart, who was instrumental in the establishment of the Ninette Sanatorium. Another commemoration of Stewart is situated near the former Administration Building of the Sanatorium.

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/stewart_da.shtml

N49.40338, W99.60783



Strathcona Centennial Trail Monument



This monument in Belmont commemorates the centenary of the Rural Municipality of Strathcona. The Strathcona Memorial Trail is a 28-kilometre, four-season recreational trail between Belmont and Ninette along a former railway line.

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/strathconatrail.shtml

N49.41080, W99.45425



Tripp Family Monument



This concrete monument commemorates Robert John Tripp (1919-1996) and Edith Elizabeth Burnell (1926-2007) who moved to this site in 1944 and raised nine children. A stone embedded in the concrete is from a barn built in 1907. A house there, still standing, was built in 1908.

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/trippfamily.shtml

N49.31131, W99.86258


  Cemeteries

Belmont / Hillside



In 1893 Joseph Bell donated land for a community cemetery. In 1948 a newly formed Cemetery Committee organized a name contest. The winning entry was “Hillside Cemetery.

N49.40644, W99.47173




A monument commemorates the final resting place for the many patients from the Ninette Sanatorium.



A peaceful corner is designated for the Military.



Hilton





TThe Hilton Cemetery, situated about a kilometre west of the village in 1894 is on land donated by John and James Scott. The rows of Scotch Pines were planted in 1982.

N49.502823  W 99.541185



Ninette





The land for the Cemetery was sold by Charles Overend for $1 in 1922, but the first recorded burial there was in 1916.

Earlier burials involved graves moved from other locations.  Some patients from the Ninette Sanatorium were buried here.
 
N 49.39886, W 99.64244



Dunrea

Rea Cemetery



The Protestant Cemetery, often called the Rea Cemetery, was established in the early Pioneer Era on SE 29-5-17.
The first burial in this occurred in 1882.

N49.41431, W 99.72666

Dunlop Cemetery

The first burial in the Dunlop Cemetery occurred in 1910.




The first burial in the Dunlop Cemetery occurred in 1910.

N 49.42650, W 99.72447

St. Felix de Valois Roman Catholic Cemetery




The St. Felix de Valois Roman Catholic Cemetery is on SE 19-5-17, just west of the village.
It is on land donated by Joseph Fortier – the first burial was in 1907.

N49.40660, W99.74355


"Old" Catholic Cemetery



TThe first Catholic Cemetery was west of the current village, closer to where the first St. Felix Church and Post Office were located.

The cemetery is located in a field with no road access. It was used between 1892 and 1907. A plaque attached to a cross in the cemetery, erected in 1999 by the local chapter of the Knights of Columbus, contains the names of those buried in it.



 N49.39122, W99.79097



Margaret





The first burial in the Margaret Cemetery was William McKellar, in 1888



This cemetery contains a monument, unveiled in June 1921, commemorating men of the local area killed during military service
in the First World War and Second World War.

 
The first verse of “In Flander’s Fields” is inscribed on the base.


N 49.41442, W 99.85717



Rural Post Office Sites

As the European settlers came, place names began to appear on the map. Among the earliest were the names given to the post offices. The mail was brought by pony express once a week to a major center, there it was picked up and delivered to a post office, often a local farm.

Craiglea John C. Smith  was the first man to break up land south of the Tiger Hills. He went back to Galt, Ont. and brought his bride Elizabeth "Murray" Smith out in 1889. The Craigilea Post Office was located in their home, where they also held their Sunday Church services. Belmont With the coming of the railway, post offices were moved to the new villages. In Belmont, Mr. James H. Standing was appointed Post Master on December 1, 1891 and served just over ten years. The Post Office was located in the first building that was erected in Belmont. He was followed upon his death by his wife, Isabella for 14 years, until July 15, 1916. The Post Office moved to a home with Mrs. Bessie Cox as Post Mistress for over nine years, until April 18, 1926, when Miss Pem Cox assumed the position for just short of five years. In 1931 Mr. Jack Nicholson became Post Master, and built a small self contained Post Office that was later part of the Centennial Club Rooms. Mr. Nicholson served just under 20 years until September 8, 1951. Ninette The Ninette post office was established on January 1st, 1884 on Jim Overend's farm (25-5-16) on the top of the hill above where the sanatorium was later built. The mail was just dumped from the bag onto the bed and everyone helped themselves. There was never any lost. Langvale The area around Souris Bend was served by Langvale, (2-6-18) established in 1882 by George M. Lang. Roseberry Roseberry Post Office (28-3-14) was established in the home of Abn. Kelso in 1882. It was later moved to the village of Neelin. Thorsby Mr. R.D. McLaughlin who was a blacksmith by trade, took up a homestead on NE 22-6-15 in the Clifton Bank district. After breaking much of his land he built a store and blacksmith shop, and the tiny settlement became known as Old Stockton. His brother Peter managed the store while he continued in the blacksmith business. Mr. Ashton Andrews later took over the store, and here the post office was established, and was called Thorsby Post Office. St Felix The Dunrea area was served by St. Felix Post Office, established in 1894 by J. H. Daigneault. Margaret  In 1891, Margaret Post office was located quite close to where the village would later be created. John Magwood was the Postmaster. Rowland  / Hyder   Rowland Post Office was established in  1884. The name was soon changed to Hyder, as there was some confusion with the village of Roland,  Manitoba.