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A wooden grain elevator in Altamont, on the CNR Miami Subdivision in the Municipality of Lorne, was built in 1925 by United Grain Growers, replacing an earlier elevator built by the Dominion Elevator Company and leased by the Manitoba government. Closed in 1993, it was demolished the following year.
Agents / Buyers
Period |
Manager |
1912-1946 |
Robert G. “Bob” Swain |
1946-1952 |
Percy Harrison |
1952-1955 |
Jim McCulloch |
1955-1962 |
Jim Kennedy |
1962-1988 |
John Rankin |
1988-1993 |
Tommy Labossiere |
Photos & Maps
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Federal Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Altamont, Municipality of Lorne)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ogilvie Grain Elevator / United Grain Growers Grain Elevator 2 (Altamont, Municipality of Lorne)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Altamont Grain Elevator Monument (Altamont, Municipality of Lorne)
Sources:
“History of United Grain Growers Local #155, Altamont, Manitoba” by Don Fraser, United Grain Growers Ltd., MSS76, Box 59, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 January 2018
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