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A wooden grain elevator at Broomhill, in the CPR Alida Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Two Borders, was built by Ogilvie Flour Mills then sold to Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1946 when its elevator was destroyed by fire. Closed in July 1971, the elevator was later demolished.
Period
Agent / Buyer
1928-1933
George Henderson
1933-1934
G. A. Grierson
1936-1946
Edward B. Dennison
1946-1947
M. D. Wiseman
1947-1949
H. N. Brown
1949-1951
Keith Lowdon
1951-1971
Howard Williams
Aerial view of the grain elevator at Broomhill (1968)
Source: Manitoba Air Photo Library, A20408-114Site Location (lat/long): N49.39210, W101.08735
denoted by symbol on the map above
Aerial photo A20408-114, 1968, Air Photo Library of Manitoba.
Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.
Reflections of Time: A History of the R.M. of Albert by Albert History Book, 1984, page 114.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Denis Sabourin.
Page revised: 23 December 2020
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