Features Listed by Physical Status: Intact
Sites
Wassewa School (1891-1967) Closed from 1908-1915. Before the Wassewa School opened it's doors, school was held for five months in 1890 and 1891 on Mr. Morton's farm. Wassewa School was also known as Shanty School. All Saint's Cemetery (1888-1904) The All Saints Cemetery is home to at least 8 graves. Bayview School (At least 1886-1966) Beckoning Hills Museum Look at life through the eyes of a prairie pioneer at the Beckoning Hills Museum. Bison Rubbing Stone - Chain Lakes A bison rubbing stone north of the Chain Lakes Bison Rubbing Stone - Pierson A bison rubbing stone south of Pierson. Boissevain (1885 – Present) Cherry Creek was the name of this town before the CPR came through and renamed it after a Dutch financier. Cavell School (1917-1957) Coulter (1901 – Present) Coulter was a station on the Lyleton Branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It grew into a small community. Coulter Park Coulter Park is the site of the longest running annual picnic. Ever since 1882 it has been used as a recreational facility. CPR Continues The Canadian Pacific Railway continues east to connect with Winnipeg via Morden. CPR Continues West (1891 – Present) From Melita, the CPR railway continues west to Estecan, SK. Verona School (1885 – 1958) Verona School served as a schoolhouse and early community centre. Waskada (1899 – Present) The first buildings in Waskada were a post office and grain elevator. Waskada Park Camping facilities are available in the Waskada Park.
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Waskada School (1910-Present) Previously the Moira School. Antler River Historical Society Museum Housed in a circa 1905 eight classroom schoolhouse, Melita's only museum is well laid out.
Deloraine (1886-Present) The town of Old Deloraine relocated to this location to be on along the railroad. Deloraine School (1884-Present) School was in operation at Old Deloraine for two years before it moved to present Deloraine. Elva (1891-Present) Elva was named after the first child to be born in the village. Eunola School #3 (1898-1962) The doors of this rural schoolhouse have not stayed entirely closed with the end of classes. Lauder Cemetery (1899 – Present) The Lauder Cemetery is extremely well kept. Goodlands (1899 – Present) This village grew up around the train station on the CPR line that led southwest from Deloraine. Grande Clairière (1888 – Present) A Catholic priest from France established a parish and community here. Grande Clairière School (1889-1966) Hartney (1882 – Present) Hartney is a town with a vibrant history, pleasant present and bright future! Hazeldean School #2 (May 1,1884-1966) Hazeldean School moved from previous location to present location. Irvin Goodon Wildlife Museum A collection of 300 full-mount animals from North America and New Zealand set in interactive, natural scenes.
Kentner's Great Northern Railway Museum Bill Kentner houses a Great Northern Railway Museum in his back yard northeast of Boissevain. He welcomes phone-ahead tours by donation. Lauder (1891) Two of the CPR lines met at Lauder in a “T” junction. Marsden School No. 2 (1938 – 1966) Métis kids from around Metigoshe Lake attended Marsden School No. 2. It became a hall and community centre for the Métis. Max Lake Recreation (1898 – Present) Max Lake has long been a holiday destination spot. McCharles Cabin (1940s) This tiny cabin was the vibrant home for Roy and Maggie McCharles and their 10 children. Medora Medora was a village on the Canadian Pacific Railway between Deloraine and Napinka. Melgund Cemetery Melgund Cemetery. Several headstones still exist on the site. Melita (1891-Present) The community of Manchester became Melita when it moved to be beside the railway. Melita School (1886-Present) The old building is still in Melita housing the Melita Museum. Mennonite Cemetery (1925 – 1968) The first cemetery of the Mennonite Church in southwest Manitoba. Menota School (1888-1952) Moncur Gallery – People of the Plains The Moncur Gallery contains over 1000 artifacts, most of which local historian Mr. Bill Moncur picked up out of his field.
Napinka (1891 – Present) At the crux of two railways, Napinka was at first thought destined to be a successful railway town. Napinka School (1884-1975) Napinka School was closed from 1893-1894. 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. Ninga Old Deloraine Cemetery (1881) The area's very first permanent pioneers were laid to rest in this scenic cemetery. Peninsula School (1901-1960) Pierson The Town of Pierson was incorporated in 1891. Prairie Skills Building (1896 –Present) The Prairie Skills building has come through many incarnations since it was built to serve as a Catholic church. Proboscidean Tusk The ancient fossilized mammoth or mastodon tusk found at this site dates back over 33,000 years. Quaker Church (1899 – 1948) The Chain Lakes Friends Meeting House operated here for 50 years before being moved to Dand and renamed the Dand United Church. Quaker Church Cemetery (1899 – 1948) A small cemetery exists beside where the Chain Lakes Friends Meeting House once stood. Red River Cart (1801 – 1870s) A replica of a Red River Cart sits in the Deloraine Park. The Red River Cart was specifically designed to suit the fur trade. Its squeaky wheels carved deep trails into the prairie landscape of the 1800s. Sourisford Linear Burial Mounds (900 – 1400 AD) Artifacts from these thousand year-old burial mounds indicate the trade relations that existed upon the plains before convenient modes of transportation. St. John, ND The Great Northern Railway connected St. John, North Dakota with Brandon, Manitoba. St. Paul's Cemetery (1892-1963) A charming cemetery on Turtle Mountain Strathallen School (1892 – 1966) The grounds of Strathallen School are still in occasional use today as a community gathering place and baseball field.
Routes
CPR-Estevan Branch to Hartney The Estevan Branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway reached Hartney from Brandon in 1890. CPR-Estevan Branch to Saskatchewan The Estevan Branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway reached Melita in 1891 and continued to the Saskatchewan border. CPR-Pembina Branch to Boissevain The CPR reached Boissevain in 1885. CPR-Pembina Branch to Deloraine The CPR reached Deloraine in 1886. CPR-Pembina Branch to Napinka (1892) Work on a rail line past Deloraine was finally started, and headed to Napinka which displeased farmers in Melita.
