MHM Manitoba - The Postage Stamp Province - Lac du Bonnet MB
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PeterNoG
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This Manitoba Historical Marker and 2 others are in a small roadside park on Hwy 313 on the east side of the Winnipeg River near Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMFD4H
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 09/30/2012
Views: 6
The cairn was erected by The Lac du Bonnet Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee on October 31, 2000.
Marker Name: Manitoba - The Postage Stamp Province - 1870
Agency: The Lac du Bonnet Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee
Languages: English
Location:
Hwy 313 at the Winnipeg River
Lac du Bonnet
Marker Text:
Manitoba - The Postage Stamp Province - 1870
The Province of Manitoba was created by the proclamation of the Manitoba Act on July 15, 1870. Among the concessions granted to the inhabitants of the Red River Settlement were provision for separate schools, a guarantee of 1,400,000 acres of land for the European-Aboriginal inhabitants in recognition of aboriginal title to the land, a constitution similar to the old provinces, government by a Legislative Council and Assembly, and representation in the House of Commons. The eastern boundary of this province began at a point 96 degrees West of Greenwich, just west of where you now stand.
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
Website: Not listed
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