MHM Town of Morris
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PeterNoG
N 49° 21.045 W 097° 21.850
14U E 618804 N 5467735
This Manitoba Historical Marker (MHM) is on Hwy 75 at Hwy 23 close to the Red River Cart display.
Waymark Code: WMBKNB
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 05/30/2011
Views: 7
Marker Name: Town of Morris
Agency: The Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba
Languages: English
Location:
SE corner of Hwy 75 and Hwy 23
Morris MB
Marker Text:
The Morris River known as the Scratching River in 1801 was the site of North West Co., and XY Co., fur-trading posts. Settlement began in 1874 where the trail from Pembina crossed the river, and the settlers were of British ancestry mainly from Ontario, Both the town and the river were named after the Hon. Alexander Morris, Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba 1872-1877. The town was incorporated in 1883. To the west lies Lowe Farm. a village named for John Lowe, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, who owned and farmed a large tract of land here.
Website: [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: Not listed
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