MHM White Horse Plain - St François Xavier MB
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PeterNoG
N 49° 53.320 W 097° 30.385
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This Manitoba Historical Marker is one of three at the White Horse Statue at the corner of the Trans Canada Highway and Highway 26 about 7 kilometres west of Headingley, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMEG4J
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 05/25/2012
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In addition to this "White Horse Plain" marker, there are also markers for "Assiniboine River" and "Fort Ellice Trail".
Marker Name: White Horse Statue
Agency: Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba
Languages: English
Location:
White Horse Statue Park
Trans Canada Highway and Highway 26
St François Xavier, Manitoba
Marker Text:
White Horse Plain
A Sioux Indian chief wished to marry the beautiful daughter of an Assiniboine chief. The Assiniboine, however, gave his daughter's hand to a Cree chief with whom she was in love because the Cree offered a rare snow-white horse as a gift. The angry Sioux pursued the Cree and his bride whose father had returned the horse to help them escape. The Sioux killed them both but the horse escaped. For years it was seen roaming the surrounding plain and in memory of the young lovers this part of Manitoba became known as White Horse Plain.
Website: [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
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