Minto and District Centennial - Minto MB
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PeterNoG
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This Centennial Community Commemoration is in front of the Minto Town & Country Centre on South Railway Street between Johnson Street and Wright Street in the village of Minto in the Rural Municipality of Whitewater, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMCQM4
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 10/03/2011
Views: 5
Minto began in 1898, when the Canadian National Railway was moving westward through the area. The SE 1/4 and the NE 1/4 of Section 19, Township 5, Range 19 West was designated as the townsite. Minto was named for Sir Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto who was the Governor General of Canada from 1898 to 1904.
The first Postmaster (in 1898) was Alexander Scott and he served until his death in 1920.
The Minto Cemetery Company, formed in 1900, purchased 5 acres at a school land auction for "no more than $20 an acre". It was in Sec 29-5-19W which is the section just northeast of the townsite.
The Municipal Offices for the RM of Whitewater are in Minto. It is a small municipality with a population of only 634.
~ text from the marker ~
Minto and District Centennial
Dedicated to the memory of the pioneers of Minto and District whose labour and perseverance laid the foundation for us and future generations.
Their untiring efforts paved the way for Minto to become what it was, what it is and what it will be.
~ Minto's Centennial Logo is at the bottom of the plaque ~
1898 - Minto - 1998
100 years of family, friendship, farming
Subject: Town
Commemoration: Centennial
Date of Founding: 1898
Date of Commemoration: 1998
Address:
Minto Town & Country Centre
South Railway Street
Minto, Manitoba
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: Not listed
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