MHM Dufferin - Winnipeg MB
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 49° 53.058 W 097° 08.833
14U E 633098 N 5527412
This Manitoba Historical Marker is on the statue of the Earl of Dufferin at the West Portico of the Manitoba Legislative Building at 450 Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMKPP1
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 05/12/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Marker Name: Dufferin

Languages: English

Location:
West Portico Manitoba Legislative Building 450 Broadway Winnipeg

Marker Text:
Dufferin The Earl of Dufferin (1826-1902), Governor-General of Canada from 1872-1878, the first Vice-Regal Representative to visit Manitoba. In an address at Winnipeg’s City Hall in 1877, he referred to Manitoba as “the Keystone of that mighty arch of sister provinces which spans Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific.” From this phrase has developed the term, “Manitoba-the Keystone Province.”

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Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]

Agency: Not listed
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