Historic Places ln Southwestern Manitoba

Map #2 / Napinka - Waskada












Post Offices

Lennox
34-1-24
1884 – 1906
C.H. Spencer

Emerald Hill 
18-3-24 (1890) 
James Dandy
Later moved to Medora


Medora
22-3-25
1887 - 1897
William Cosgrove
18-3-24 (1890) (also Emerald Hill)
James Dandy

Menota
4-4-26
1883 - 1892
Mr. E. P. Snider postmaster  / F.B. Warren

Montefiore 
20-2-24
1884 - 1910
Est. by G.F. Thorger 

Napinka
19-4-25
20-4-25s
1884  - 1987
J. Yeomans
Moved to village after the railway arrived.


Princess
32-2-25
1888- 1909
William H. Clement
Peter Spence

Waskada
2/2/26
1884 – 1901
James Reid
Waskada Station established in 1900 in the new village at 5/2/25 with William Hotham as Postmaster. Name changed to Waskada that same year.


West Brenda
33-4-26
1888 – 1897
J.A. Ketcheson

Schools

Arthur School
District #494 (1887-1958)
NW Corner 15-1-26.

Berry Hill School 

Previously Known as Grand View.  Name changed to Berry Hill between 1912 & 1915.

NW 22-4-24

Chesterfield School
District # 408 (1885 – 1959)
SW 22-3-26

Croydon School
E ¼ 24-3-25

Dobbyn School
District #986 (1899 – 1909)
SW 3-4-26

Errol School
#693
SE 4-4-25
1895-1963
Used only temporarily until Menota was built?


Hernefield School (1 & 2)
SE 4-4-25
After 1882 - about 1887


Lennox- Goodlands School
Old - NE of NW 15-1-25
New - NE of NW 8-1-25

Medora School
Name changed from Burns to Medora about 1914.
W 6-3-24

Menota School
NE of SE 3-2-24
1884-1975
Building part of the Waskada Museum. 

Montefiore School
SE 18-1-24

1895-1967 consolidated with Waskada

Napinka School (1st)
First site: NW 20-4-25
NE of NW 16-2-24
1884 - 1899

Otter School
(2nd)
1888-1949
A cairn marks the school site.

Princess School
Old- NE 10-3-24
At least 1886-1966

Purple Hill School
SW 4-3-25
At least 1885-1958 closed to consolidate with Waskada
School moved to NW 3-3-25

Sherwood School

SW ¼ 18-4-24
First school burned down on June 28th, 1897.  New school built on the same site. 

Tremblay School
NW of SW 3-4-24
1910-1958

Waskada School
Previously the Moira School)
35-4-25
Moved in 1904 to  26-4-25
1895-1946

Waterloo School
#822
1894 – 1967
SE 18-1-24

Verona School

District No. 409 (1886-1958)
15-1-26 (1887)
First site NE 16-2-26
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Rural Churches

Purple Hill Methodist
23-4-25
1898

Bethel Methodist
SW 23-3-24
See pages 214, 399, 517 Deloraine History
Built on Hilliard Johnston farm 1902 - Dedication 1903

Cemeteries

Brenda Memorial Cemetery (Old Medora Cemetery)
Site Location (lat/long): N49.20786, W100.78227
Rural Cemeteries


Other Sites

Pre-Contact Sites





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