MHM Pioneers of New Iceland - Gimli MB
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 50° 36.311 W 096° 57.436
14U E 644544 N 5607912
This Manitoba Historical Marker is on the shores of Lake Winnipeg on Willow Island Drive, 3 km east and south of Highway 9 near Gimli, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMKRRW
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 05/24/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Marker Name: Pioneers of New Iceland

Languages: English

Location:
Willow Island Drive 3 km east and south of Highway 9 near Gimli

Marker Text:
Dedicated to Petrina and Gudjon Arnason by the Arnason Family in memory of the Pioneers of New Iceland The birthplace of the first Icelander in Western Canada Jon Olafur Johannson October 22, 1875

Agency: Not listed

Website: Not listed

Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: Not listed
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