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Description

Located in the golf course clubhouse, 7kms southeast of Deloraine. PHONE: 204-747-2411

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Other Features Nearby

Bidford School

(At least 1887-1964)

Boiler Trail

(1880 – 1885) The Boiler Trail provided a detour around the muddiest section of the Boundary Commission Trail.

Boundary Commission Trail

(Pre 1600 - 1885) The Boundary Commission Trail was the first “highway” to the west, carrying First Nations to and fro, Métis on buffalo hunts and finally Europeans looking for rich farmland.

Boundary Trail Visible - Sourisford

(1873) The Boundary Commissioner Trail is still visible in this location. It is used by a local farmer to run cattle down to the Souris River.

CNR-Wakopa Subdivision to Deloraine

The 28 miles of the Canadian National Railway from Adelpha to Deloraine was completed in 1914.

Coatstone

(1914 – 1961) Coatstone was a stop on the Wakopa Subdivision of the Canadian National Railway.

Mandan Trail

The Mandan Trail was a primary artery of travel and trade between the Assiniboine River Forts and the Missouri River where the Mandan First Nations lived.

Newcomb's Hollow

Newcomb's Hollow is a pretty spot where a small interpretive centre for the Old Deloraine Land Titles Office has been built with a replica of the old Office.

Old Deloraine

(1882 – 1886) Old Deloraine was established just north of the Land Titles Office, but moved when the railway came through the area.

Old Deloraine Cemetery

(1881) The area's very first permanent pioneers were laid to rest in this scenic cemetery.

Old Deloraine Land Titles Office

(1880 – 1886) Homesteaders in southwestern Manitoba had to first make their way to the Old Deloraine Land Titles Office, managed by George Newcomb, to register land claims.